Ranil phones IMF Chief

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has held a discussion with the IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva, regarding the current economic situation in the country.

Prime Minister’s Media Division said Wickremesinghe requested that the staff-level delegation from the IMF visit Sri Lanka as soon as possible, so that the staff-level agreement could be finalised.

The Prime Minister explained that negotiations regarding bridging finance was reliant on Sri Lanka and the IMF concluding a staff-level agreement.

According to PM’s office, the IMF Managing Director had expressed her willingness to support Sri Lanka in these difficult times.