Following productive discussions, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Sri Lankan authorities have achieved a staff-level agreement on economic policies, marking a significant step in concluding the second review of the 4-year Extended Fund Facility (EFF)-supported program and the 2024 Article

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) reached a staff-level agreement with the Sri Lankan authorities on the second review under the economic reform program supported by a 4-year Extended Fund Facility (EFF) arrangement. The EFF arrangement was approved by the IMF Executive Board for a total amount

Acknowledging that the independence of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) is an absolutely key pillar under its program, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said that it is important to maintain a high degree of transparency to explain how the CBSL s decisions are benchmarked.

The visiting delegation of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has met with Sri Lankan Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa at the parliament complex on Wednesday (March 20).

Japanese Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Mizukoshi Hideaki, met with National People’s Power (NPP) leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake at the JVP head office this morning (March 19).The post Japanese Ambassador meets NPP Leader to discuss Economic and Political issues in Sri Lanka appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.

ECONOMYNEXT –State-run Ceylon Electricity Board is losing qualified engineers at an alarming rate, after a currency collapse and new progressive taxes slapped on the debased salary, and they are not coming back, union officials said. Ceylon Electricity Board has a cadre of around 1,000 engineers but they have been usually managing with lower levels of […]

Sri Lanka s economy expanded for a second straight quarter as industrial activity picked up pace, buoyed by an International Monetary Fund bailout and lower interest rates.

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Dr. Harsha de Silva has refuted recent claims that he requested for a meeting with the visiting delegation of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

By Saman Indrajith President Ranil Wickremesinghe had told opposition political parties that they would be given an opportunity to meet a high powered International Monetary Fund (IMF) delegation last Monday to discuss the IMF programme, but he had not invited representatives of the IMF

The government says it is ready to discuss with the opposition the progress of the discussions with Sri Lanka s creditors and the programme of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

The National People s Power (NPP) is expected to meet the visiting team of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Thursday (14 March).

Sri Lanka: Repression of Civic Space Threatens Financial Reform The International Monetary Fund (IMF) should urge Sri Lanka’s government to abandon draft legislation that would severely curtail civil society and jeopardize the IMF’s programme in the country, Human Rights Watch said in a letter

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) should urge Sri Lanka s government to abandon draft legislation that would severely curtail civil society and jeopardize the IMF s program in the country, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said in a letter to the global lender that was released today (March 13).

The visiting delegates of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) held a discussion on Tuesday (March 11) at the Ministry of Power and Energy to review the progress of Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) and the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) operations and commitments.

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Tamil National Alliance (TNA) parliamentarian M.A. Sumanthiran says the opposition can only decide on whether to support the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme after analyzing the IMF s technical assistance reports which he says the government has now agreed to provide.

A discussion between the visiting team of officials from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and representatives from the government and opposition regarding the IMF bailout programme is scheduled to be held today (11) at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo.