FILE PHOTO: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) logo is seen outside the headquarters building in Washington, U.S., September 4, 2018. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas
February 22, 2022
COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lanka is open to discussions with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and other multilateral lenders for assistance amid its worst economic crisis in years, a cabinet spokesman said on Tuesday.
“Sri Lanka has sought IMF assistance multiple times in the past and we are still open to that option. We are keeping lines of communication open with the IMF and other multilateral lenders such as the Asian Development Bank,” cabinet spokesman and Plantation Minister Ramesh Pathirana said.
(Reporting by Uditha Jayasinghe; Editing by Kim Coghill)
