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The pandemic opens an opportunity to reset CAREC’s aviation industry through green lanes and domestic tourism, among others.
Putting in place policies, systems, and infrastructure for e-government helped improve efficiency, transparency, and people’s access and participation.
Strategies include smart enforcement, presumptive taxes, digital tools, sector-specific reforms, and incentives tied to formalization benefits.
Debt-for-climate-and-nature swaps provide Sri Lanka with a practical solution to ease debt, combat climate change, and protect biodiversity.
Legal reforms, including specialized courts, can provide women and girls better access to justice for gender-based violence.
International exchange of information curbs the outflow of resources from tax evasion.
Broaden the tax base, increase taxation on capital income, and strengthen all core functions of tax administration for improved compliance.
A comprehensive strategy that addresses learning loss and improves learning outcomes is the key to a robust education system in the new normal.
De-risking investments in high-impact, green technologies enabled the large-scale demonstration of energy-efficient production and emission reduction retrofits.
Update curricula to offer more green-focused programs, leverage R&D on new technologies, and commercialize green-tech start-ups.