Budget Openness: Sri Lanka Needs Higher Standards Today is the global release of the latest Open Budget Survey, which scores 115 countries on the openness

2017 budget promises: 35% near completion, 24% broken   Every November, the government makes promises to the public in the form of budget proposals. These

“Budget Promises – Beyond Parliament” (www.budgetpromises.org) is a pioneering online platform developed by Verité Research. This platform takes stock of the government’s track record in

Tracking the promises of ‘yahapalanaya’ – Manthri.lk launches its General Election Manifesto Tracker The National Unity Government is fast approaching the half-way mark of their

Right to Information: Discourse and Compliance Verité Research, together with Democracy Reporting International (DRI) launched a paper titled ‘Right to Information: Discourse and Compliance’, on

Facilitating Trademark Registration:Towards creating globally recognised Sri Lankan brands Sri Lankan businesses go through a lengthy and costly process to register their trademarks abroad. As

The effects of domestic NTBs on agricultural export growth A study by Verité Research (VR) together with the Lanka Fruit and Vegetables Producers, Processors and

Governments deliver important social and economic goods to citizens using public procurement.  The Sri Lankan government spent approximately 597 billion rupees through public procurement in 2015.

Manthri.lk, Sri Lanka’s pioneering provider of parliamentary monitoring services, launched the rankings for the 8th Parliament of Sri Lanka on the 21st of July at