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Rommel Rabanal Senior Planning and Policy Economist, Strategy, Policy, and Partnerships Department, Asian Development Bank
Rommel Rabanal specializes in public sector management as well as economic and policy analyses in small island developing states (SIDS). His professional experience includes nearly 15 years spent working on macroeconomic surveillance, economic analysis of investment projects, policy-based operations, and broader development issues, most extensively across the Pacific islands.
Policies being undertaken in the Pacific are helping businesses move from the informal to the formal sector and generate better jobs.
To increase sustainability and inclusiveness of growth, Papua New Guinea and Timor-Leste need to look at ways to improve the quality and efficiency of public spending.