Sri Lanka’s Fertiliser Subsidy: What It Solves, What It Breaks, and How to Fix It
Why this matters Fertiliser policy shapes food prices, farmer incomes, the budget, and the environment. Sri Lanka has swung from heavy input subsidies to the 2021 ban on chemical fertiliser and back to subsidised supply and cash-type vouchers. Getting this right is central to stable rice prices and rural incomes, but also to fiscal consolidation […]
Targeting Social Protection: Cut leakage, cut exclusion, protect the vulnerable
Sri Lanka cannot afford waste in social protection. Transfers must reach poor and near-poor households on time, with minimal leakage to the non-poor and minimal exclusion of eligible families. The goal is simple: pay the right people, quickly and predictably, while preserving dignity and privacy. The problem, stated plainly Two errors dominate weak systems. Leakage: […]
International Day for Universal Access to Information: Why Sri Lanka Must Lead on Environmental Transparency
Universal access to information is not symbolic. It is the operational backbone of accountability, climate resilience, and investment certainty. A new global statement issued in Manila on 29–30 September 2025 places environmental information at the centre of the right to know. It urges governments to proactively publish data, strengthen oversight, and remove barriers to timely […]
Essential medicines in Sri Lanka: where the chain breaks today
Sri Lanka still runs a fragile medicine supply chain. Imports account for most items, so any policy, forex, or logistics shock turns into stock-outs at the ward. The crisis of 2022 exposed systemic weaknesses. Many remain. The following map shows the binding constraints today and the quickest levers to relieve them. 1) Planning and demand […]
ලංකා බැංකුව බහු-මුදල් පෙරගෙවුම් විදේශ විනිමය කාඩ්පත් සඳහා Pine Labs සමාගමේ ක්රෙඩිට්+ තාක්ෂණය භාවිතා කරයි.
ශ්රී ලංකාව, සැප්තැම්බර් 29, 2025 . මුල්ය කටයුතු සඳහා තාක්ෂණය සපයන ගෝලීය ආයතනයක් වන Pine Labs සමාගම , ලංකා බැංකුව සමඟ නව හවුල්කාරිත්වයක් සඳහා නොබෝදා එළඹුණි. මෙම Fin-tech හවුල්කාරිත්වය හරහා, Pine Labs සමාගමේ ක්රෙඩිට්+ තාක්ෂණය භාවිතා කර බහු මුදල් වර්ග සඳහා පෙරගෙවුම් සංචාරක කාඩ්පත් (prepaid multi-currency travel cards )නිකුත් කිරීමට සහ කළමනාකරණය කිරීමට මෙන්ම කාඩ්පත් […]
Reimagining Sri Lanka’s Tourism Strategy: A Path to Sustainable Growth
Sri Lanka’s Tourism Strategy | Sri Lanka, the pearl of the Indian Ocean, has long captivated travelers with its lush landscapes, rich culture, and warm hospitality. Yet, the tourism sector, once a pillar of the economy has faced significant setbacks in recent years due to political instability, economic crises, and global disruptions like the COVID-19 […]
Corruption: Patterns, Signals, and Systemic Dynamics
Corruption rarely distributes evenly across a public sector. It clusters where discretion, value, and opacity intersect. That triad explains why certain interfaces carry outsized risk compared with routine services. It also explains why public perception often diverges from the locations of greatest fiscal harm. Citizens notice corruption where they stand in queues or meet officers. […]
Pine Labs Limited’s Credit+ platform powers a secure and scalable multi-currency prepaid forex instrument for Bank of Ceylon
Sri Lanka, September 29, 2025 – Global fintech platform, Pine Labs Limited today announced its partnership with Bank of Ceylon in Sri Lanka. This banking-fintech partnership will enable the bank to issue and manage prepaid multi-currency travel cards to its customers. Powered by Pine Labs Limited’s Credit+ platform, the card issuance technology for the bank […]
Regulating Microfinance: Sri Lanka’s Next Step in Social and Economic Reform
Sri Lanka’s Cabinet has approved the publication of a Draft Microfinance and Credit Regulation Bill, a move aimed at reshaping how small loans and informal credit are offered to low-income communities. At first glance this is another financial-sector reform. In reality it touches the heart of the country’s rural economy, women’s empowerment, and poverty-reduction strategy. […]
What is the Impact of UN Environmental Sessions on Sri Lanka?
Global Environmental Sessions and Their Reach UN environmental sessions such as the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA), the annual Climate Change Conferences (COP), and the negotiations for the High Seas Biodiversity Treaty are where global environmental standards are set. These forums do not merely produce statements; they create frameworks that shape national policy, financing flows and […]