Listen "132. Nishan de Mel on Sri Lanka's governance-linked bond"
Episode Synopsis
This episode features Nishan de Mel, the Executive Director of Verite Research, to discuss their development of Sri Lanka’s innovative governance-linked bond, which seeks to break the country’s vicious cycle of poor governance and financial instability.
Learn more about:
Verite Research - https://www.veriteresearch.org
The Civil Society Governance Diagnostic Report, mentioned by Nishan - https://www.tisrilanka.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/GDA_REPORT_2023.pdf
And the IMF’s Governance Diagnostic Assessment - https://www.treasury.gov.lk/news/article/221
For more on issues of corruption in Sri Lanka, check out Kickback episode 106, with Sankhitha Gunaratne.
Learn more about:
Verite Research - https://www.veriteresearch.org
The Civil Society Governance Diagnostic Report, mentioned by Nishan - https://www.tisrilanka.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/GDA_REPORT_2023.pdf
And the IMF’s Governance Diagnostic Assessment - https://www.treasury.gov.lk/news/article/221
For more on issues of corruption in Sri Lanka, check out Kickback episode 106, with Sankhitha Gunaratne.
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