Stay on the macroeconomic reform path to protect the gains so far, rebuild fiscal buffers, and redouble efforts to achieve the minimum social spending target, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) ...

Sri Lanka’s new government has agreed to press ahead with a IMF bailout programme that involves tough austerity and economic reforms, the international lender announced on Saturday (Nov 23) ...

The early phases of the negotiations with the IMF were carried out by his government ... For an extended period, he noted that the political framework in Sri Lanka, and the bases of political power, ...