Browsing by Author "Arangala, Mathisha"
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Another Export Target Destined to Be Missed?
Abeysinghe, Subhashini; Arangala, Mathisha (Colombo: Daily Mirror, 2023-08-03)In a recent statement, Sri Lanka's Export Development Board (EDB) announced plans to secure USD 31.3 billion revenue from total exports (both goods and services) by 2027. The EDB expects to double goods export revenue from ... -
De-mystifying Increase in Sri Lanka’s Debt
Verite Insights;Vol 10, No 01.
Arangala, Mathisha; Musammil, Miflal; Rajakulendran, Raj Prabu (Verité Research, 2022-02)In the last 70 years, Sri Lanka has never been in a more precarious position with regard to the repayment of its debt, than at present, in December 2021. There is much that is said in the media about the increase in Sri ... -
ETCA With India: Time to Shift Focus From Market Integration to Supply Chain Integration
Abeysinghe, Subhashini; Arangala, Mathisha (Colombo: Daily Mirror, 2023-04-27)This article looks at; 1) what are global supply chains and why do they matter; 2) how new trade deals are focusing more on supply chain resilience than market access; 3) how current trade deals with India are focused on ... -
Financing Infrastructure: The (Non) Concessionality of Concessional Loans
de Mel, Nishan; Abeysinghe, Subhashini; Arangala, Mathisha (2020-06)Sri Lanka is highly dependent on international loans from multilateral and bilateral sources to finance infrastructure development. Multilateral and bilateral borrowing is often favoured by governments such as Sri Lanka ... -
The lure of Chinese loans : Sri Lanka’s experiment with a special framework to finance its infrastructure investments - Presentation
Abeysinghe, Subhashini; Arangala, Mathisha (2022-09-22)China was the leading provider of external finance to Sri Lanka for infrastructure development during 2010-2016 accounting for 37% of the total. Sri Lanka borrowed USD 5,895 million from China for infrastructure development ... -
Navigating Sri Lanka's Debt: Better reporting can help – a case study on China debt = ශ්රී ලංකාවේ ණය කළමනාකරණයට නිවැරදි වාර්තාකරණයේ වැදගත්කම – චීන ණය පිළිබඳ සිද්ධි අධ්යයනයක්
Briefing Note;February 2021
de Mel, Nishan; Abeysinghe, Subhashini; Arangala, Mathisha (Colombo: Verité Research, 2021-02)The published information on debt underestimates Sri Lanka’s overall external public debt burden and its distribution amongst external lenders. This problem arises because Sri Lanka’s reporting of external debt is limited ... -
Opening up Trade Data: The Benefits to Sri Lanka
Abeysinghe, Subhashini; Arangala, Mathisha (Colombo: Verité Research, 2020-06)International trade data are the foundational basis when formulating trade policies and assessing their impacts. Trade data is vital for firms engaging in international trade to make sound business decisions. Unfortunately, ... -
Post-Covid19: Can the Sri Lankan apparel sector benefit from US-China decoupling? A statistical analysis
Abeysinghe, Subhashini; Arangala, Mathisha (National Science Foundation, Sri Lanka, 2021)The “US-China decoupling” has received much attention with the deterioration of US-China diplomatic and economic ties under the Trump administration. US firms seeking to reduce their reliance on China offers an economic ... -
Sri Lanka Falls Behind Least Developed Countries in Trade Facilitation: Here are Three Steps it Can Take to Reverse This Trend
Background Note;No.05
Abeysinghe, Subhashini; Arangala, Mathisha (Colombo: Verite Research, 2023-07)This note compares progress made by Sri Lanka against its regional competitors, other developing and least developed countries in facilitating trade by making import and export procedures of the country efficient, less ... -
Unlocking the Potential of Data: A case study - Data dissemination practices in Sri Lanka Customs (Presentation)
Abeysinghe, Subhashini; Arangala, Mathisha (2020-09-17)Successful economies have increasingly recognised the importance of improving access to data collected by governments. Accurate, timely and easily accessible data helps private sector growth and results in improved delivery ... -
W(h)ither environmental governance? - Limited access to information undermines meaningful public participation in development projects (Research Brief)
Research Brief;
Abeysinghe, Subhashini; Arangala, Mathisha; Jayasinghe, Uween (Colombo: Verite Research, 2021-06)There is a surge in public agitation against environmental destruction caused by ongoing development projects in Sri Lanka. The surfacing of environmental issues after construction has commenced is highly problematic for ... -
Why Does Sri Lanka Claim It Has Less Capacity Than Least Developed Countries for Trade Facilitation?
Abeysinghe, Subhashini; Arangala, Mathisha (Colombo: Daily Mirror, 2023-06-22)Higher costs and time resulting from opaque, complex, time consuming, manual export and and import procedures discourage businesses from engaging in international trade and undermine their international competitiveness. ... -
Zoned Out: Export Ambitions Hindered by Land Limitations
Abeysinghe, Subhashini; Arangala, Mathisha (Colombo: Daily Mirror, 2023-10-12)The experiences of East Asian and Southeast Asian countries such as Malaysia, Vietnam and Thailand, show that foreign direct investment (FDI) into export-oriented sectors is critical to accelerate growth in manufactured ...