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The efforts to increase tax revenues should be pursued in a growth-friendly manner while protecting the poor and vulnerable people, says Peter Breuer, the IMF Asia Pacific Department s Senior Mission Chief for Sri Lanka. MORE..

21 Mar 2023 (11:19 AM)

IMF s Asia Pacific Department s Senior Mission Chief for Sri Lanka, Peter Breuer and Mission Chief for Sri Lanka, Masahiro Nozaki are currently holding a virtual press briefing on the approved Extended Fund Facility (EFF) for the island nation. MORE..

21 Mar 2023 (10:05 AM)

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved today a 48 #8209;month extended arrangement under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) with an amount of SDR 2.286 billion (395 percent of quota or about US$3 billion), the international lender announced. MORE..

21 Mar 2023 (12:34 AM)

Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in Sabaragamuwa, Central, Uva, North-Central and North western provinces and in Trincomalee, Vavuniya, Mullaitivu and Mannar districts during the afternoon or night. MORE..

21 Mar 2023 (8:58 AM)

Sri Lanka is seeking a 10-year moratorium on its foreign debt, President Ranil Wickremesinghe s office said on March 20, 2023 on the eve of a desperately needed $2.9 billion IMF bailout. MORE..

20 Mar 2023 (10:51 PM)

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved the Extended Fund Facility to Sri Lanka at its board meeting held today, according to State Minister of Finance Shehan Semasinghe. MORE..

20 Mar 2023 (11:54 PM)