Lankan delegation to leave this week to attend IMF spring meeting

Monday, 16 April 2012 00:00 - - {{hitsCtrl.values.hits}}

Sri Lankan delegation attending the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Spring Meeting 2012 will leave for Washington this week.

The Spring Meetings of the IMF and World Bank will be held in Washington, DC from April 20 -22.

The Minister of International Monetary Cooperation Dr. Sarath Amunugama will lead the delegation.

The other members of the delegation include the Governor of the Central Bank Ajith Nivard Cabraal, the Director General of the External Resources Davison of the Ministry of Finance Mapa Collure and several other senior officials.

The meetings of the IMF’s International Monetary and Financial Committee and the joint World Bank-IMF Development Committee, which discuss progress on the work of the IMF and World Bank will take the center stage at the 2012 Spring Meetings.

In addition the IMF-WB Spring Meetings will feature many events focused on the global economy, international development, and the world’s financial markets.