What can Sri Lanka, the World Bank and the IMF learn from each other?
Events
In Conversation Webinar Series
A Pathfinder Foundation hosted webinar with Prof. Shanta Devarajan was held on Wednesday June 2nd at 6.30 PM Sri Lanka/IST. Dr. Devaranjan was in conversation with Dr. Indrajit Coomaraswamy, Distinguished Fellow, Pathfinder Foundation and former Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka and spoke on “What can Sri Lanka, the World Bank and the IMF learn from each other? The World Bank and the IMF are important pillars of the international financial architecture. The former is the premier development institution while the latter is key to global economic stability. There has been considerable controversy about the roles played by the “Bretton Woods twins” in the developing world over the years. Sri Lanka's extensive relations with the World Bank and IMF, too, have not always been smooth. Sri Lankan-born Shanta Devarajan, after a long and distinguished career at the World Bank, explored whether there are lessons to be learnt on all sides.
