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IMF Programme: Performance Evaluation - May 2023
No full textThis IKR entry contains 18 infographics. 6 each in Sinhala, Tamil and EnglishThe purpose of this analysis is to ensure that VR’s IMF Tracker can be used more effectively to raise public awareness about monitoring of public finance, and to increase its use by CSOs to monitor progress. The analysis will feed into enhancing public participation and transparency in budget processes, which is urgently needed given Sri Lanka’s low performance in this respect.
This set of infographics, which analyses Sri Lankan government’s progress on meeting 100 trackable IMF commitments for May 2023, creates social media engagement/public engagement, to the VR’s IMF tracker to explain the EFF-supported program and how to use the IMF Tracker (available as far as possible in all three languages). According to the May analysis, Sri Lanka has so far met 29% of IMF commitments, partly met 1% of the commitments while 6% of the commitments are unknown, 3% are not met and 61% are pending.Unicef and European Unio
Most discussed topics in parliament in February 2023
No full textThis infographic is available in English, Sinhala and Tamil.This Infographic shows the most discussed topics in the 9th Parliament in February 2023 and the MPs who contributed the most to those topics. Topics and contributors are Governance, Administration and Parliamentary affairs (Wimal Weerawansha- SLPP), Economy and Finance (S.M.M.Muszhaaraff - ACMC), Agriculture, Plantation, Livestock and Fisheries (Sivagnanam Sritharan - ITAK), Rights and Representation (Vadivel Suresh - SJB), Technology, Communications and Energy (Kanchana Wijesekara - SLPP)
Bloomberg Markets Predicts LKR's Possible Depreciation Against USD
No full textThis IKR entry contains 01 infographic available in English.Bloomberg reported that the Sri Lankan rupee may deteriorate as a result of upcoming debt repayments. In March 2023 Verite Research took the view that greater volatility in exchange rates increases uncertainty and risk for businesses as well as investments. Therefore it can be more important for Sri Lanka to focus on minimizing the volatility of the exchange rate, rather than maximising its appreciation
MPs Attendance in Parliament - August 2023
No full textThis infographic is available in English, Sinhala and Tamil.This infographic shows the attendance of MPs in the parliament during the 8 sittings in August 2023. This infographic also highlights the 8 MPs who had the lowest attendance during the parliament sittings. Those MPs were Harsha De Silva, Sarath Fonseka, S. Viyalanderan, R. Sampanthan, Palani Thigambaram, S. Noharathalingam, Sudath Manjula and Udayana Kirindigoda
නිරවද්ය සහ විශ්වසනීය මූලාශ්ර නොමැති වාර්තාකරණ
No full textThis entry includes 2 write-ups and 3 infographics (both in Sinhala).In March 2023, articles published in Aruna, Mawbima, Divaina and Dinamina contained articles with questionable sources. Aruna, Divaina and Mawbima published news regarding the appointment of the Inspector General of Police before confirming the appointment and the Dinamina article including incorrect information and unreliable sources regarding the rupee appreciation
Why Does Sri Lanka Claim It Has Less Capacity Than Least Developed Countries for Trade Facilitation?
Get PDF3p. This article was published as an opinion column by the Daily Mirror in print and is available online at https://www.dailymirror.lk/opinion/Why-SL-claim-it-has-less-capacity-Than-least-developed-countries-for-trade-facilitation-Concerning-notification-made-to-the-WTO/172-261553Higher 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. Such costs and time can be significantly reduced by simplifying, streamlining, and automating import and export procedures and making them more transparent. Doing so is referred to in trade jargon as trade facilitation. Research on the commitments and progress made in trade facilitation by Sri Lanka, a lower middle-income country, reveals that it is not only falling behind other middle-income countries but is also falling behind the least developed countries (LDCs). Over the last six years, Sri Lanka has made less progress than LDCs in making the country’s import and export procedures more efficient, more transparent, and less costly. What is alarming is that Sri Lanka, despite being a lower middle-income country, has claimed that it has lesser capacity than the LDCs to do the needful. This does not bode well for a country that is in dire need of foreign exchange. It is vital to take steps without delay to reverse this trend
නිශේධනාත්මක නාමකරණ සහ මාධ්ය ආචාර ධර්ම
No full textThis entry has 9 infographics and 9 write-ups (both in Sinhala).During the month of September 2023, Aruna, Divaina, Dinamina, Lankadeepa, Mawbima published articles which contained the following derogatory terms: "කුඩ්ඩා" (kudda), "ඊජීප්තුවා" (eejipthuva), "ජාවාරමුන්ට" (Jaavaramunta), "චීනුන්" (Cheenun), "චීන්නු" (Cheennu), "සුද්දෝ" (suddo), "ගුරා" (gura), "මෙහෙකාරිය" (mehekaariya), "මත්ලෝලි" (mathlolee).
However, some newspapers did abide by ethical guidelines when reporting on certain incidents by using the following ethical terms: "සැකකරු" (saekakaru), "ඊජිප්තු ජාතිකයෙක්" (eejipthu jaathikayek), "විදෙස් කතකට" (vides kathakata), "ගෘහ සේවිකාව" (gruha sevikava), "මත්ද්රව්යවලට ඇබ්බැහිවී සිටින්නියක්" (mathdravayavalata abbehivii sitinniyak)
Another Export Target Destined to Be Missed?
Get PDF3p. This article was published as an opinion column by the Daily Mirror in print and is available online at https://www.dailymirror.lk/opinion/Another-export-target-destined-to-be-missed-Sri-Lanka-is-aiming-to-double-its-goods-export-revenue-by-2027-but-history-is-not-on-its-side/172-264458In 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 2022’s USD 13.1 billion to USD 26 billion in 5 years – a yearly growth rate of 15%. Sri Lanka has a history of seemingly ambitious export targets being missed and subsequently downgraded, and these fresh export aspirations face potential skepticism. For instance, the government expected to double goods exports from USD 10.6 billion in 2011 to USD 20 billion by 2020. However, as of 2022, goods exports of Sri Lanka earned only USD 13.1 billion, and the country has failed miserably to reach its target. Given that Sri Lanka only managed a modest increase of less than USD 3 billion in its goods exports over a decade (2011-2022), the aspiration to double exports in just five years, amid a global economic downturn and the uncertainty created by the rivalry between major economies, appears overly ambitious. In fact, the EDB is already facing a setback, in only the first year of its 5-year plan. Contrary to its expectations, the goods exports in the first five months of 2023 fell by 8% compared to the same period in 2022. The goods exports target set for 2023 is USD 15.9 billion. The slowing down of exports, combined with the gloomy forecasts made by the apparel industry that accounts for over 40% of the country’s exports, will make it challenging for the EDB to meet its 2023 target
පුද්ගල ප්රථම භාෂාවක් භාවිත කරමු!
No full textThis entry has one infographic and one write-up (all in Sinhala).In May 2023, Sinhala newspapers published articles about how a police constable had sexually abused a girl with polio. On 22 May this was reported by Lankadeepa and Aruna, and on the 23rd by Dinamina. The 3 newspapers had not used person-first language
දුම්රියේදි සොයා ගැණුනු බිළිඳා: රූපවාහිනී මාධ්ය වාර්තා කිරීම්
No full textThis entry includes a write-up and an infographic (both in Sinhala).On 11 March 2023, Rupavahini, TV Derana, Sirasa, Swarnawahini, Hiru TV, Siyatha TV reported on a baby who was found on a train. This post identifies different ways in which the TV channels reported the incident, focusing on three aspects: 1. identity reveal of the parents, 2. showing the confession clip of the mother, and 3. reporting the news in a sensational manner. ITN revealed the identity of parents before the completion of investigations thus did not comply with media ethical guidelines. TV Derana, Rupavahini, Hiru TV and Siyatha TV showed the confession clip of the mother while TV Derana, Rupavahini and ITN reported the news in a sensational manner without complying with media ethical guidelines. Sirasa and Swarnavahini were the only channels that reported the incident in an ethical manner