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IMF says it is communicating with Sri Lanka's new economic team
The International Monetary Fund said on Thursday it was already communicating with Sri Lanka's new economic team. "We are discussing the next steps for engagement" IMF Senior Mission Chief for Sri Lanka Peter Breuer said in an emailed statement,
Sri Lanka's new president says he'll restart talks with the IMF to find a way out of economic crisis
Sri Lanka’s new President Anura Kumara Dissanayake says that he will soon resume discussions with the International Monetary Fund and foreign creditors to plot a way out of the worst economic crisis i
Sri Lanka’s Leftist Leader Faces Tough Test to Alter IMF Deal
Sri Lanka’s new president took office with a mandate to bring relief to citizens still burdened by the remnants of the country’s worst-ever economic crisis. Now comes the hard part: Getting the lenders to play along.
Sri Lanka to begin talks with IMF to take forward $2.9 billion bailout, president says
Sri Lanka's new President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said on Wednesday that he plans to begin negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) immediately to take forward the country's $2.9 billion bailout programme.
Leftist Sri Lanka leader stuck with painful IMF deal: analysts
Sri Lanka's new leftist leader has little room to renegotiate an IMF bailout that threw a lifeline to his bankrupt country but imposed punishing and unpopular austerity measures, analysts say.- 'Best interest of the country' - Dissanayake's predecessor,
Sri Lanka's New Leader To Call Snap Parliamentary Polls
Sri Lanka's new leftist president is expected to call a snap parliamentary election ahead of his plans to renegotiate the bankrupt island nation's unpopular International Monetary Fund bailout programme.
IMF expresses willingness to collaborate with Sri Lanka's new president on economic recovery
COLOMBO - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has expressed its eagerness to collaborate with Sri Lanka's newly elected President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, said the IMF on Tuesday.
Sri Lanka bets on a leftist outsider
A fresh start.” That is how the leftist outsider candidate, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, touted his against-the-odds victory in Sri Lanka’s presidential election over the weekend. The island nation certainly needs a new beginning.
Who is Sri Lanka’s new leader?
Anura Kumara Dissanayake has been sworn in as the president
Sri Lanka Keeps Rates Steady in First Meeting After Elections
Sri Lanka’s central bank kept its benchmark interest rates unchanged in its first meeting since a new president was elected ...
Sri Lanka keeps rates steady as policy clarity from new president awaited
Sri Lanka's central bank kept interest rates unchanged on Friday in line with expectations as the island nation waits for ...
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'China Will Be India's Main Concern In Sri Lanka'
Will President Dissanayake calibrate his foreign policy taking into account India's immediate security concerns? We need to ...
Analysis – Dissanayake's push for Sri Lanka economic change leaves IMF deal, debt rework in limbo
Sri Lanka's new president won the election decisively, but his toughest task still lies ahead as he seeks to balance promises ...
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Sri Lanka's new leftist leader dissolves parliament, calls snap polls
Sri Lanka's new leftist president is expected to call a snap parliamentary election ahead of his plans to renegotiate the ...
Sri Lanka's new president calls a parliamentary election for November to consolidate his mandate
Sri Lanka's new President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has dissolved parliament and called for a parliamentary election in an ...