"Coping strategies for the economic crisis driven by Covid-19 Pandemic"

Q) External Sector in Maldives (Trade (Imports & Exports), Migration, FDI, Exchange rate, External Debt, etc.)

• Should conduct an in-depth analysis of the strategies on how the given economy is trying to cope with the crisis in reference to the allocated sector.
• Further, the groups must compare the effectiveness of strategies with the case of the Sri Lankan economy.
• All information presented should be supported by valid facts, data, and figures with appropriate sources mentioned.

Guidelines for the Analytical report and Presentation

• Content of the analytical report and presentation (The discussion should be narrowed based on the allocated country and the sector)
  1. Introduction
     • Country introduction
     • Introduction of the given sector
     • Pre-COVID situation (Analysis of the Pre-Covid situation using statistics of the selected variables)
  2. Impact of the pandemic
  3. Strategies followed by the given country and the effectiveness of diverse strategies used in mitigating the economic crisis
  4. Comparison of the effectiveness of the above-identified strategies with those followed by Sri Lanka.
  5. Conclusion and appropriate recommendations.