{"id":22864,"date":"2026-04-09T15:16:24","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T15:16:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sfmnewslk.com\/?p=22864"},"modified":"2026-04-09T15:16:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T15:16:26","slug":"another-important-step-forward-with-the-imf-for-sri-lankas-economic-recovery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sfmnewslk.com\/?p=22864","title":{"rendered":"Another important step forward with the IMF for Sri Lanka\u2019s economic recovery."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">www.bbcmirror.lk<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">www.Lankawebnews.lk<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Journalist Fatima Safan<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Sri Lankan authorities have reached an official agreement to conclude the joint fifth and sixth reviews of Sri Lanka\u2019s Extended Fund Facility (EFF).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once the agreement is approved by the IMF Executive Board, Sri Lanka will be able to access financial assistance of nearly US$700 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A delegation led by the IMF\u2019s Sri Lanka Country Manager, Mr. Evan Papageorgiou, visited the country from March 26 to April 9, and this information was released after the conclusion of the visit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It has also been stated that after the Executive Board approval of this review, the total financial assistance provided to Sri Lanka by the IMF so far will increase to US$ 2.4 billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u0dc1\u0dca\u200d\u0dbb\u0dd3 \u0dbd\u0d82\u0d9a\u0dcf\u0dc0\u0dda \u0d86\u0dbb\u0dca\u0dae\u0dd2\u0d9a \u0db4\u0dca\u200d\u0dbb\u0dad\u0dd2\u0dc3\u0dcf\u0db0\u0db1\u0dba \u0dc3\u0db3\u0dc4\u0dcf IMF \u0dc3\u0db8\u0d9f \u0dad\u0dc0\u0dad\u0dca \u0dc0\u0dd0\u0daf\u0d9c\u0dad\u0dca \u0db4\u0dd2\u0dba\u0dc0\u0dbb\u0d9a\u0dca \u0dc3\u0dcf\u0dbb\u0dca\u0dae\u0d9a\u0dc0 \u0d89\u0daf\u0dd2\u0dbb\u0dd2\u0dba\u0da7.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">www.bbcmirror.lk&nbsp; 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