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Talal Rafi

Talal Rafi

Talal Rafi is a Senior Global Management Consultant at Deloitte and is a member of the Expert Network of the World Economic Forum. He has been an advisor to government institutions in Sri Lanka. The views expressed are his own.

Talal Rafi is a Senior Global Management Consultant at Deloitte. He is a member of the Expert Network of the World Economic Forum and a regular contributor to the Davos Agenda. He was on Deloitte’s Global ESG Operations team and was on a selection committee of the Asian Development Bank #DigitalAgainstCovid19 Innovation Series. He has also consulted under the World Bank AHEAD project on developing an entrepreneurship ecosystem at Moratuwa University. He has been an advisor to government institutions in Sri Lanka. He has given speeches globally including at the NASDAQ Entrepreneurial Center and at the Central Bank of Sri Lanka. His work has been published by the World Bank, International Monetary Fund, Asian Development Bank, World Economic Forum, UNFCCC (United Nations), London School of Economics and Forbes.

Posts by Talal Rafi
August 26, 2022

How Sri Lanka Can Overcome Its Economic Crisis

By Talal Rafi and Sirimal Abeyratne
The government should take advantage of the crisis to do things that it could never attempt before, from addressing regressive subsidies to restructuring state-owned enterprises.

July 27, 2022

Sri Lanka’s State-Owned Enterprises Are a Big Part of Its Economic Problems

By Talal Rafi
These loss-making entities are a huge drain on government coffers. It's time to think about privatization in some cases.
July 15, 2022

The Deep Roots of Sri Lanka’s Economic Crisis

By Talal Rafi and Brian Wong
The economic crisis was made at home, a result of structural political and economic weaknesses. Any solutions have to start there.

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