Colombo, Nov. 9 -- Making his remarks on the budget, former Foreign Affairs Minister Ali Sabry said that the current macroeconomic stability is only a result of continuity with the IMF programme and the government should be congratulated for keeping intact .

Mr. Sabry said in a statement that economic recovery does not happen by accident.

"It is not a gift of chance or the outcome of a single leader's charisma, it is built through consistency, sacrifice, and courage across time.

When Sri Lanka entered the IMF program in 2022, the nation stood on the edge of collapse.

The roadmap was demanding, even brutal:

* Reduce public debt from 119% to 95% of GDP by 2029,

* Cut Gross Financing Needs from 13.7% to 9%,

* Limit foreign debt s...