Sri Lanka, April 17 -- The Sri Lankan delegation, headed by the Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, Dr Nandalal Weerasinghe, has engaged in productive discussions with the senior leadership of the International Monetary Fund, World Bank Group, as well as with rating agencies and investors during the IMF-WB Spring Meetings 2026.

IMF Managing Director, Dr Kristalina Georgieva, congratulated Sri Lanka on reaching a staff-level agreement for the combined fifth and sixth reviews under the Extended Fund Facility and reaffirmed the IMF's continued support for Sri Lanka's efforts towards durable economic recovery and sustained progress, a statement said.

During discussions, Deputy Managing Director (DMD) of the IMF, Dr Kenji Okamura, com...