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Promoting the employment of seniors and improving pension schemes can reduce the economic impact of population aging.
Adjust the tax rate in response to inflation and income growth to sustain its potency in discouraging sugar-sweetened beverages consumption.
Improve resource allocation, public sector efficiency, and asset maintenance.
Targeted, strategic, and innovative measures are needed to ensure edtech effectively promotes inclusiveness for marginalized and vulnerable children.
Adopt a full lifecycle approach to plastic management, backed by strong enforcement and circular economy solutions.
Sri Lanka’s Aswesuma program can better support the vulnerable by refining targeting, improving data, and aligning aid with poverty reduction.
The tea industry needs to improve productivity and explore value chain opportunities while maintaining quality and brand uniqueness.
Easing the pension burden in Sri Lanka demands structural reforms and a transition to a contributory model.
Future-proof workers against the impact of future pandemics by strengthening community- and evidence-based initiatives.
Nutrition-specific interventions should target the first 1,000 days, promote behavioral change, and focus on the most vulnerable.