This is what Ranil did to the country
what we're doing now—bringing in FDI, privatizing heavily loss-making SOEs, halting government hiring except for skilled positions, and implementing taxes including property taxes—are all really good measures. If we hold on for another three years, we’ll be in a much better place, considering our agricultural export sectors and FDIs are profitable. Additionally, digitizing the system will help reduce corruption.
One more point: During the height of the crisis, our Central Bank had only USD 25 million. Now, it’s over 4 or 5 billion (correct me if I'm wrong). This is thanks to stabilizing the rupee, tourism, inward remittances from foreign workers, and reducing imports. The way forward is to build and promote exports while gradually relaxing import restrictions.
A country should be run like a business. Right now, Sri Lanka is a bankrupt but recovering company and you do not want to change to owner. Especially when no one was willing to run it when it was bankrupt.
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