Moving forward, the biggest challenge and precondition for accelerated, inclusive, and sustainable growth is ensuring political stability. Other challenges are:

• Preserving fiscal space, ensuring exchange rate flexibility, and improving financial sector accountability;
• Boosting private investments through faster progress on establishing special economic zones;
• Paying adequate attention to the private sector regulatory environment;
• Improving land market functioning to ensure the availability of land for manufacturing enterprises outside SEZs;
• Addressing transport problems to improve connectivity; and
• Removing barriers to female participation in organized economic activities in diverse sectors.