The 1985 Recession and Recovery
The first major post-independence economic downturn and the policy pivots that followed.
Key Questions
- 1What caused the 1985 recession?
- 2How did the CPF rate cut help restore competitiveness?
- 3What lessons were learned about economic flexibility?
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