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In this week’s Factum Perspective, Professor Prasanna Perera explores the hidden economic and social costs of Sri Lanka’s latest VAT reforms, questioning whether the country’s path to fiscal recovery is placing a heavier burden on its ordinary citizens.

Read more here: https://factum.lk/health-and-economic-cooperation/factum-perspectives-sri-lankas-tax-reform-landscape-2026-a-critical-assessment/

In this week’s Factum Perspective, Divya Mascranghe explores Sri Lanka’s unresolved mass graves crisis, examining how decades of enforced disappearances, stalled investigations, and unidentified remains continue to shape the country’s search for truth, accountability, and reconciliation.

In this week’s Factum Perspective, Aakil Riyaz explores how the Middle East ceasefire and the Strait of Hormuz crisis are driving fuel shortages, rising costs, and economic uncertainty in Sri Lanka — revealing how global conflict lands directly in Colombo.

In this week’s Factum Perspective, Verangika Upananda explores the UAE’s historic exit from OPEC and what it signals about a shifting global energy order—unpacking its roots, strategic motivations, and the potential ripple effects on oil markets, geopolitics, and energy security in Sri Lanka.

In this week’s Factum Perspective, Prasanna Perera explores Sri Lanka’s accelerating brain drain and the urgent reforms needed to retain the country’s talent and secure its economic future.

In this week’s Factum Perspective, Nazia Afrin Monami explores how the U.S.–Israel strikes on Iran and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz has sparked a fuel crisis in Bangladesh, revealing the vulnerabilities of import-dependent economies, and daily economic strain.

Read more here: https://factum.lk/regional-geopolitics/factum-perspectives-the-narrow-corridor-the-strait-of-hormuz-and-the-long-queues-of-dhaka/

Factum, as a core implementing partner, recently joined the European Union in Sri Lanka and the Maldives, Election Commission of Sri Lanka, and Democracy Reporting International Sri Lanka, for a strategic Steering Committee session.

In an era where digital narratives can shape national outcomes, our mission remains clear. We are committed towards strengthening a resilient electoral landscape where every vote remains fair and equal. Keep an eye on our platforms as we share more updates, resources and insights from our work together.

In this week’s Factum Perspective, Gobinath Ponnuthurai examines how the prolonged US–Israel–Iran conflict is reshaping global economic governance, accelerating the shift from a unified world order to fragmented “economic archipelagos” driven by strategic autonomy and digital systems.

Read more here: https://factum.lk/regional-geopolitics/factum-perspectives-the-exhausted-hegemon-how-a-long-us-israel-iran-quagmire-reorders-global-economic-governance/

In this week’s Factum Perspective, Nazia Afrin Monami explores how digital platforms and identity politics are reshaping elections in Bangladesh, blurring the line between online narratives and electoral reality.