Building for the future: delivering infrastructure for the post-COVID world By Natalie Leal on 17/02/2021 Into the tunnel: The uncertainties around COVID mean that governments have limited forward vision as they develop infrastructure plans. Illustration: Katy Smith Infrastructure is key to economic recovery – but the pandemic has raised big questions around both public sector finances, and the kinds of infrastructure that will be required. At the Government Finance Summit, top treasury and finance officials from around the world discussed how to build a platform for future growth “It is quite clear that we’re not returning to a pre-COVID world,” said Peter Lim, Director of Fiscal Policy at Singapore’s Ministry of Finance. “And while there’s still quite a bit of uncertainty, we should start thinking differently about investing in infrastructure.”