Minister of Finance and Mass Media Mangala Samaraweera will leave for Washington on Jan 11 in abid to get the IMF External Fund Facility (EFF) back on track, a Ministry statement said.
Mr Samaraweera is scheduled to meet with Christine Lagarde, Managing Director, Mitsuhiro Furusawa, Deputy Managing Director, Chanyong Rhee, Director, Asia Pacific Department, Manuel Goretti, Team Leader and other members of the IMF.
Minister Samaraweera is expected to discuss the Government's intention to continue with IMF reform program. A key objective will be to negotiate the trajectory of continued fiscal consolidation while accommodating policies to support growth and strengthen the social safety net, the statement said.
The among those accompanying the Finance Minister on this visit include the Governor of the Central Bank, Secretary to the Treasury and other key officials of the Central Bank and the Treasury.
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
Deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Stabilization and NPP National List MP Harshana Suriyapperuma who is tipped to be named the next Finance Ministry Secretary resigned from Parliament today.
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