Sanjeewa Jayaweera, in The Island, 20 April 2022, with this title “Ali Sabry confesses to the mistakes made”
Ali Sabry (AS), the newly appointed Finance Minister, was unusually candid and forthright in a couple of recent television interviews. He acknowledged the many mistakes made by the government on the economic front. Many believe that repenting over serious mistakes made, causing irreparable harm to the country’s citizens, is still unforgivable. These mistakes were made repeatedly over time, despite many independent economists and financial analysts asking for a reversal, making the crime harder to forgive. The words arrogance, egoistic, pompous, condescending and stupid will easily define those responsible for running the economy in the last two years.
