Lanka opens IMF talks, begins 2-week shutdown
Business Standard|June 21, 2022
Sri Lanka closed schools and halted non-essential government services on Monday, starting a two-week shutdown to conserve fast-depleting fuel reserves as an International Monetary Fund (IMF) team began bailout talks in the island nation.
Lanka opens IMF talks, begins 2-week shutdown

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Sri Lanka suspended payment on $12 billion of foreign debt in April and is seeking up to $3 billion from the IMF to put its public finances on track and access bridge financing.

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