‘Pathfinder Beyond the Box: A New Economic Vision for Post-COVID Sri Lanka’: Time to take stock? Source:-Daily FT, Sri Lanka Tuesday, 29 June 2021 The Pathfinder Foundation produced a report titled ‘Pathfinder Beyond the Box; a New Economic Vision for post-COVID Sri Lanka’ and the full text is available via https://bit.ly/3iSRx1L. The report was presented to senior policymakers and made available to the public in May 2020. Fourteen months on, it is time to take stock. The report presented a policy matrix which identified issues and actions in the following areas: Social Empowerment and Safety Nets: Food Security and Agriculture; Macro-Economic Management; Trade and Investment; Infrastructure; Technology; Labour; Finance; and Policy Coordination. Some of the recommendations in the report seem aligned with Government policy. However, the Pathfinder Foundation is of the view that there are other recommendations in the report which merit consideration at this point. COVID-19 and its impact ...
Jul 5, 2021
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