Talal Rafi is an economist at the Deloitte Economics Institute and a member of the Deloitte Global Economist Network. He is an expert member of the World Economic Forum and a regular columnist for the International Monetary Fund. He is a visiting lecturer at the Central Bank of Sri Lanka and he co-chairs the Global Plastic Innovation Network action group of the World Economic Forum. His work has been published by the World Bank, IMF, Asian Development Bank, World Economic Forum, UNFCCC (United Nations), London School of Economics and Forbes.