Sri Lanka, April 9 -- Sri Lanka and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have reached staff-level agreement on economic policies to conclude the combined Fifth and Sixth Reviews of Sri Lanka's reform program supported by the IMF's Extended Fund Facility.

Once the review is approved by the IMF Executive Board, Sri Lanka will have access to about US$700 million in financing, according to the IMF.

Meanwhile, the IMF mission team led by Evan Papageorgiou visited Sri Lanka from March 26 to April 9, 2026, to discuss recent macroeconomic developments and progress in implementing economic and financial policies under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) arrangement.

At the end of the mission, Evan Papageorgiou issued a detailed statement. Accordi...