Despite his busy schedule in the campaign trail, in an exclusive interview with the Daily FT - SC Securities joint initiative —Market Pulse, Wickremesinghe reiterated his commitment to driving economic stability, growth and prosperity for people in the next five years.

He emphasised that his manifesto is the most promising and effective, with the backing of several key legislations to implement the reform agenda aimed at ensuring the next wave of economic growth.

“Having stabilised the economy, my next focus is implantation. All this time, the Government was policy-oriented on economic restructuring and stabilisation. Now we have to get going with implementation. In this process, many Government agencies will have to go through change. Private sector has to take on a bigger responsibility,” he said.

He emphasised the need for modernising both public and private sectors. “We need to align political and market forces to move forward. This election is all about shaping the future of Sri Lanka and we must focus on it.”