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Sri Lanka Development Update, June 2018 : More and Better Jobs for an Upper Middle-Income Country.
World Bank Open Knowledge Repository (formerly "World Bank E-Library Publications") Available online
View online- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- World Bank Group.
- Series:
- Economic Updates and Modeling.
- World Bank e-Library.
- Economic Updates and Modeling
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Economic Growth.
- Employment.
- Employment and Unemployment.
- Fiscal and Monetary Policy.
- Informal Sector.
- Job Creation.
- Labor Markets.
- Macroeconomics and Economic Growth.
- Poverty Reduction.
- Public Debt.
- Public Sector Development.
- Social Protections and Labor.
- Trade.
- Local Subjects:
- Economic Growth.
- Employment.
- Employment and Unemployment.
- Fiscal and Monetary Policy.
- Informal Sector.
- Job Creation.
- Labor Markets.
- Macroeconomics and Economic Growth.
- Poverty Reduction.
- Public Debt.
- Public Sector Development.
- Social Protections and Labor.
- Trade.
- Other Title:
- Sri Lanka Development Update, June 2018
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : The World Bank, 2018.
- System Details:
- data file
- Summary:
- Recent policy measures have contributed to macroeconomic stability. However, with significant risks stemming from both domestic and external fronts, the balance of risks is tilted towards downside. To sustain growth, create more and better jobs and reduce poverty Sri Lanka needs to implement and sustain structural reforms to improve competitiveness. This Special Focus section looks at the state of jobs and the job creation challenge in Sri Lanka compared to the South Asian Region and zooms in on labor force participation of women and in Sri Lanka's post-conflict areas.
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