Statement by Hon. Shehan Semasinghe, State Minister of Finance at the ESCAP High Level side event: “Rethinking public debt policies for the SDGs: Regional perspectives”
Let me thank all the five UN Regional Commissions for organizing this event and giving us the opportunity to exchange views on a topic which is at the heart of the challenge developing countries face in realizing Agenda 2030. It is public debt and its impact on achieving the SDGs.