Lankan youth at World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings
Anushka Wijesinghe and Fadhil Bakeer Markar will represent the Sri
Lankan youth at the World Bank Spring Meetings 2012 in Washington, DC
this week.
The two young development professionals have been selected following
an open selection process.
Each Spring, thousands of government officials, the private sector,
journalists, civil society representatives and other interested
observers, gather in Washington, DC for the Spring Meetings of the IMF
and the World Bank.
At the heart of the gathering are meetings of the IMF's International
Monetary and Financial Committee and the joint World Bank-IMF
Development Committee, which discuss progress on the work of the IMF and
the World Bank. Also featured are seminars, regional briefings, press
conferences and many other events focussed on the global economy,
international development, and the world's financial markets.
Anushka is a young economist working with a leading think tank in Sri
Lanka and also the co-founder of a leading youth movement that is
involved in countrywide ethnic integration. Fadhil is a qualified
economist who has ventured into promoting volunteerism amongst the youth
in Sri Lanka. Both Anushka and Fadhil will make presentations on the
challenges and opportunities faced by the Sri Lankan youth at a regional
forum.
Their presence at the Spring Meetings reinforces the commitment of
the World Bank towards creating an active platform for the youth of Sri
Lanka.
Upon their return they will share their experiences with peer groups
and initiate dialogue on youth issues with policy-makers and key opinion
leaders, according to a World Bank press release. Colombo, April 18,
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