The timing and conditions of the BSP’s exit strategy will continue to be guided by the inflation and growth outlook over the medium term, the state of public health, and domestic and global risks to the economy. Economies with strong fundamentals tend to handle crises better.
What is more, when discussing quantity, we should not forget quality, especially if we seek to prepare ourselves for technological changes and the impending fourth industrial revolution. What skills will be most in demand? No one knows. And anyone who thinks they do are probably mistaken. As the astronaut Buzz Aldrin once said, ‘You promised me colonies on Mars. And instead, I got... Facebook’.