The Finance Ministry is due to receive the detailed report issued by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Sri Lanka tomorrow (27) or the day after tomorrow (28).
The Executive Board of Directors of the International Monetary Fund released a preliminary report on the challenges facing the Sri Lankan economy on February 25.
As they pointed out, more information on the challenges facing the Sri Lankan economy will be revealed in the report to be released over the weekend, a senior official of the Finance Ministry said yesterday (25).
The President and Parliament have received a number of requests to take steps to present the detailed report of the International Monetary Fund to Parliament as soon as it is received by the Ministry. The Government has agreed to submit this complete report to Parliament as soon as it is received in Sri Lanka.
Speaking at the recent All-Party Conference chaired by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa said, “We have now received the IMF draft report. Action will be taken to submit the full report to Parliament.
Dr. Changyong Rhee, Director, International Monetary Fund, Asia-Pacific Department, Dr. Anne Marie Gulde Wolf, Deputy Director, and Dr. Tubagas Feridhanusetyawan, Resident Representative of the International Monetary Fund, Sri Lanka and the Maldives, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa met recently and held discussions.