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#SriLanka has a final opportunity to progress and it's imperative for everyone to collaborate in creating a prosperous community for future generations, without resorting to finger-pointing, President @RW_UNP stressed, delivering the keynote address at the (1/6)

‘Economic Dialogue- IMF and Beyond’ panel discussion.

At the CEO Forum hosted by @casrilanka, the President expressed that the Govt. should surpass the @IMFNews program and concentrate on establishing a thriving community for upcoming generations, emphasizing the Govt’s (2/6)

dedication to this goal.

Reflecting on 🇱🇰's past missed opportunities for development, the President highlighted the failure to implement Mr. D.S. Senanayake’s proposals and the B.R. Shenoy Report.

Noting that 🇱🇰's progress was hindered by the ethnic issue of 1978, (3/6)

which impeded the chance to rebuild the country’s foundation for development, the President said that the ethnic issue cannot be separated from the economic issue, adding that this issue must be resolved if 🇱🇰 is to prosper.

The President highlighted 🇱🇰’s potential for a (4/6)

#greeneconomy and stressed the urgency for the country to embark on #digitalization.

He emphasized that funding should be directed towards #education, #health, and #socialsecurity for marginalized and underprivileged groups rather than being spent on entities such as (5/6)

the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation, @flysrilanka and the Ceylon Electricity Board which have already drained a significant amount of the country’s resources. (6/6)

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#BackOnTrack #GreenEconomy #SriLanka #LKA #PMD