Sri Lanka, Feb. 16 -- President Ranil Wickremesinghe, in the preamble to his 2024 Budget Speech, initially recounted how he accomplished the task of rescuing the country from the state of bankruptcy into which it had been reduced. He earned the plaudits of a grateful Nation for this singular feat. He also came under praise by the admiring international community. More recently, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni particularly lauded him for the country's reconstruction in a very astute manner within so short a period.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe underscored the transformative nature of the 2024 Budget, positioning it as a pivotal step towards shaping the country's future and establishing a modern economic framework aligned with global t...