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Debt Digest - March 2023
This article was compiled by Dr. Nishan de Mel and Professor Udara Peiris. Dr. Nishan de Mel is the Executive Director of Verité Research and an economist with extensive academic, policy and private sector experience. He taught and researched economics at Oxford and Harvard universities. He also served as the Executive Director at the International Centre for Ethnic Studies and the Sri Lanka Foundation Institute. He currently sits on multiple private sector boards and consults regularly as a strategist for some of the region’s largest firms. Udara Peiris joined Oberlin in the fall of 2022. He was previously a tenured Associate Professor of Finance at HSE University (at the department ICEF) in Russia and has taught at the University of Warwick, and the University of Oxford (both in the UK). He was a research advisor to the Central Bank of Russia, consulted the Government of Sri Lanka, and presented his research at institutions including the IMF, Federal Reserve System, Bank of England, and Reserve Bank of Australia. His research has a strong policy focus and covers the nexus between the macroeconomy and the financial markets.
Featured Insight
Debt Digest - March 2023
This article was compiled by Dr. Nishan de Mel and Professor Udara Peiris. Dr. Nishan de Mel is the Executive Director of Verité Research and an economist with extensive academic, policy and private sector experience. He taught and researched economics at Oxford and Harvard universities. He also served as the Executive Director at the International Centre for Ethnic Studies and the Sri Lanka Foundation Institute. He currently sits on multiple private sector boards and consults regularly as a strategist for some of the region’s largest firms. Udara Peiris joined Oberlin in the fall of 2022. He was previously a tenured Associate Professor of Finance at HSE University (at the department ICEF) in Russia and has taught at the University of Warwick, and the University of Oxford (both in the UK). He was a research advisor to the Central Bank of Russia, consulted the Government of Sri Lanka, and presented his research at institutions including the IMF, Federal Reserve System, Bank of England, and Reserve Bank of Australia. His research has a strong policy focus and covers the nexus between the macroeconomy and the financial markets.
Featured Insight
Debt Digest - March 2023
This article was compiled by Dr. Nishan de Mel and Professor Udara Peiris. Dr. Nishan de Mel is the Executive Director of Verité Research and an economist with extensive academic, policy and private sector experience. He taught and researched economics at Oxford and Harvard universities. He also served as the Executive Director at the International Centre for Ethnic Studies and the Sri Lanka Foundation Institute. He currently sits on multiple private sector boards and consults regularly as a strategist for some of the region’s largest firms. Udara Peiris joined Oberlin in the fall of 2022. He was previously a tenured Associate Professor of Finance at HSE University (at the department ICEF) in Russia and has taught at the University of Warwick, and the University of Oxford (both in the UK). He was a research advisor to the Central Bank of Russia, consulted the Government of Sri Lanka, and presented his research at institutions including the IMF, Federal Reserve System, Bank of England, and Reserve Bank of Australia. His research has a strong policy focus and covers the nexus between the macroeconomy and the financial markets.
Featured Insight
Debt Digest - March 2023
This article was compiled by Dr. Nishan de Mel and Professor Udara Peiris. Dr. Nishan de Mel is the Executive Director of Verité Research and an economist with extensive academic, policy and private sector experience. He taught and researched economics at Oxford and Harvard universities. He also served as the Executive Director at the International Centre for Ethnic Studies and the Sri Lanka Foundation Institute. He currently sits on multiple private sector boards and consults regularly as a strategist for some of the region’s largest firms. Udara Peiris joined Oberlin in the fall of 2022. He was previously a tenured Associate Professor of Finance at HSE University (at the department ICEF) in Russia and has taught at the University of Warwick, and the University of Oxford (both in the UK). He was a research advisor to the Central Bank of Russia, consulted the Government of Sri Lanka, and presented his research at institutions including the IMF, Federal Reserve System, Bank of England, and Reserve Bank of Australia. His research has a strong policy focus and covers the nexus between the macroeconomy and the financial markets.
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The Cost of Inflation: Sustaining 2015 Consumption in 2023
Sri Lanka's is set to experience a 160% increase in nominal GDP from the 2015 levels of LKR 11.6 trillion as projected nominal GDP for 2023 estimated at LKR 30.3 trillion. However, while the real GDP in 2023 remains relatively unchanged from the 2015 levels, the doubling of nominal GDP h...
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National consumer prices soften in March
Consumer prices in Sri Lanka, as measured by the National Consumer Price Index (NCPI), exhibited a softening trend in March. While the broader index showed a 2.5 percent increase from a year earlier, down from 5.1 percent in February, monthl...
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Daily News
President directs Govt institutions to limit expen...
On the instructions of President Ranil Wickremesinghe, President’s Secretary Saman Ekanayake has informed all government institutions to strictly adhere to the Circular issued by the Treasury regarding the limitation of government expe...
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Daily Mirror
National inflation surges to 16.8% in January
In line with Colombo prices, the national consumer prices too climbed in January reaching its highest levels since officials began compiling data for the index in October 2015 as food prices climbed and the non-food prices continued to gain...
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Insight on Expenditure
Large Scale Infrastructure Small Scale D...
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Defence Sector Claims Nearly Half of Sta...
According to the 2023 Budget Estimates, 1...
The Cost of Inflation: Sustaining 2015 C...
Sri Lanka's is set to experience a 160% increase in nominal GDP from the 2015 levels of LKR 1...
Total SOE Losses in the first four month...
During the first four months of 2022 the cumulative loss of State-Ow...
Government Expenditure from 2012-2021
Government Expenditure increased by 126% over the past decade. Expen...
How did the government finance its expen...
The infographics provides details on government expenditure and the...
Fuel Price Tracker : Methodology
FUEL PRICE TRACKER
A Sri Lankan Household Spends 24% of Av...
Sri Lanka's fuel prices increased rapidly within the last few mo...
Fiscal Performance From January to Novem...
The following infographic compares Sri Lankas' fiscal performance from January to Novemb...
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The Problem with Procurement
Sri Lanka’s lack of compliance with the RTI Act and failure to meet IMF Commitments.Sri Lanka’s 2023 IMF Programme includes a commitment to disclose public pro...
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Will the budget's veil of secrecy be lifted in 202...
The lack of transparency on the implementation progress of proposals in budget speeches has increased sharply in 2022 and 2023, according to a systematic evaluation conducted by Verité Research.
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Sanitary Napkins: Subjected to Unreasonably High T...
The total tax burden on Sanitary napkins is 47.1%, this is significantly higher than the tax burden of selected non-essentials items, gold jewelry, raw silk, golf clubs and gol...
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