The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is still in contact with officials at technical levels within the Sri Lankan Government and hopes to be able to resume discussions with higher-level officials, an IMF Spokesman said yesterday, after Sri Lanka’s President announced his resignation. “We are closely monitoring the ongoing developments in Sri Lanka. We hope for a resolution of the current situation that would allow for our resumption of a dialog on an IMF-supported programme,” IMF Spokesman Gerry Rice said at a scheduled press briefing.
Rice said the IMF still has technical counterparties in Sri Lanka’s Central Bank and the Ministry of Finance and hopes to be able to have high-level discussions with the authorities to begin discussions on a programme “as soon as possible.” – Agencies
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