At a recent economic forum organized by the Sri Lanka Economic Association (SLEA) and the GCF, Alliance Finance Company PLC Deputy Chairman/Managing Director Romani de Silva, GCF Deputy Chairperson and SLEA President Prof Sirimevan Colombage, and a CBSL Deputy Governor emphasized that financial stability now depends on agility, coordination, and forward-looking supervision. They warned that policymakers must balance inflation control with financial stability amid persistent global shocks. The forum highlighted that Sri Lanka has strengthened crisis preparedness through sweeping legal and institutional reforms, but experts argued the country must look beyond traditional metrics.