PM calls for more liberalization towards market economy

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday said that in order to transition from a controlled economy to a market economy not only the
economic restrictions but restrictions on non -governmental activities would also have to be removed.Prime Minister Wickremesinghe said that
the country should be set on an export-oriented economic track to successfully face its challenges concerning repayment of debts and
economic development.He was speaking at a book launch held at the Hector Kobbekaduwa Agrarian Research and Training Institute in Colombo
yesterday where C .Narayanasuwami launched his book & Managing Development: People Policies and Institutions&
Wickremesinghe was flanked by Central Bank Governor, C
Narayanasuwami, Indrajith Coomaraswamy, Dr Lloyd Fernando, K.H J Wijeyadasa, and Kanthi Gunathilaka at the head table
The gathering comprised many civil servants, law makers and experts in numerous fields.