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Sri Lanka’s Aswesuma program can better support the vulnerable by refining targeting, improving data, and aligning aid with poverty reduction.
Debt-for-climate-and-nature swaps provide Sri Lanka with a practical solution to ease debt, combat climate change, and protect biodiversity.
Promoting the employment of seniors and improving pension schemes can reduce the economic impact of population aging.
Policymakers must examine and address the root causes of why certain young people are not in employment, education, or training.
Future-proof workers against the impact of future pandemics by strengthening community- and evidence-based initiatives.
Easing the pension burden in Sri Lanka demands structural reforms and a transition to a contributory model.
The shift to online learning due to COVID-19 has increased the risk of poor children falling further behind in their studies.
A properly functioning market chain and flow of agricultural products are vital to ensuring food and nutrition security amid COVID-19.
Explore equity, quasi-equity, and other non-debt assistance and structural reforms to protect small businesses from COVID-19 and other shocks.
The tea industry needs to improve productivity and explore value chain opportunities while maintaining quality and brand uniqueness.