Pathfinder webinar on ‘COVID-19 and the Economy: Which Way Now for Sri Lanka?’

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The Pathfinder webinar on ‘COVID-19 and the Economy: Which Way Now for Sri Lanka?’ scheduled for Wednesday 22 September at 2:30 live is open for free registration via the link https://rb.gy/xbyxoz.

The virtual discussion will be co-chaired by Dr. Indrajit Coomaraswamy, Distinguished Fellow, Pathfinder Foundation and former Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, with University of Colombo Professor of Economics Prof. Sirimal Abeyratne.

Dr. Ganeshan Wignaraja, Senior Research Associate, Overseas Development Institute, London and Senior Visiting Fellow, PF, will deliver the main presentation on the economy of Sri Lanka, Dr. Dileni Gunewardena, Professor of Economics, University of Peradeniya, and Nihal Fonseka, Senior Independent Director and Chairman, Board Audit Committee at John Keells Holdings, are key discussants.

COVID has caused an economic crisis like no other in Sri Lanka’s post-independence history. With no definite end in sight, the pandemic has touched upon every aspect of the economy and life in Sri Lanka. The Government has scrambled to put in place policies to mitigate what might be a debt crisis induced recession. Sri Lankans are asking, what exactly is happening in the economy? Is the Government responding effectively? What is the agenda to support economic recovery once COVID is manageable? All this will be fenced in this Pathfinder webinar.