Sri Lanka’s finance minister Basil Rajapaksa held talks with a top International Monetary Fund (IMF) official on Monday, Reuters reported.
IMF Asia and Pacific Department Director Changyong Rhee met Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa and Treasury Secretary S.R. Atygalle, two finance ministry officials told Reuters.
“The talks were wide ranging and covered key challenges the economy is facing,” said one of the ministry officials, asking not to be named given the sensitivity of the talks.
“Right now, the focus is on how Sri Lanka can get IMF support. Talks on specific proposals will come later,” the official added, adding that Rajapaksa would brief the cabinet about the talks at a weekly meeting on Monday evening.