16-member advisory committee appointed to assist National Economic Council

• Dhammika Perera

• Krishan Balendran

• Ashroff Omar

• Prof. Shirantha Heenkenda

• Dushni Weerakoon

• S. Renganathan

• Dr. Hans Wijesuriya

• Ranjit Page

• Vish Govindasamy

• Suresh de Mel

• Prabash Subasingha

• Duminda Halangamuwa

• Sujeewa Mudalige

• Prof. H.D. Karunaratne

• Ashok Pathirage

• Mohan Pandithage

Meanwhile, the composition of the Economic Council is as follows.

• His Excellency the President Gotabhaya Rajapaksha (Chairman)

• Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa

• Minister of Trade Bandula Gunawardhana

• Minister of Highways Johnston Fernando

• Minister of Finance Basil Rajapaksha

• Minister of Agriculture Mahindananda Aluthgamage

• Minister of Plantation Ramesh Pathirana

• Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka Ajith Nivard Cabraal

• Secretary to the President Gamini Senerath

• Secretary to the Treasury S. R. Attygalle

• Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka Dhammika Nanayakkara