Sri Lanka, March 21 -- Sri Lanka must embrace rapid economic growth and bold reforms to secure its future, former President Ranil Wickremesinghe asserted, warning that the country cannot afford to remain stagnant.

Joining Ada Derana's current affairs programme @hydepark, the former President emphasized that reforms are required for the country's economy to move forward, while questioning whether the current government is willing to take the necessary steps.

"This economy is not a fully market economy. We have to do the reforms. To go ahead, we have to make major changes," he said, adding that "I don't know if the current government is willing to make the changes from the statements they have made. But without major changes, without gett...