An Economic Council appointed to boost economy

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President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has appointed an Economic Council to boost the economy of the country.

Expected to gather every week, the Economic Council is chaired by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and is attended by Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa, Ministers Bandula Gunawardena, Mahindananda Aluthgamage, Johnston Fernando and Ramesh Pathirana, President’s Secretary Gamini Senarath, Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka Ajith Nivard Cabraal, Treasury Secretary S.R. Attygalla and Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka Dhammika Nanayakkara.

The Council is tasked with coordinating policy making, advising government bodies such as the Ministries and advocating on behalf of the government in the face of the changes in the global economy.

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