Non-cabinet Minister Harsha de Silva has said that the scheduled talks between the Sri Lankan delgation and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have been rescheduled due to bad weather.
Taking to his official Twitter handle, he said that the meeting between the delegation comprising Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera and the Managing Driector of the IMF Christine Lagarde has been rescheduled due to the 'snow storm' in the area.
Further, he said that the sovereign bond loan of USD 1 billion that was borrowed during the tenure of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa was due today (Jan 14).
All meetings at @IMFNews including #SriLanka with MD @Lagarde rescheduled as ‘snow storm’ forces them to close. Having lived in US Midwest previously I am surprised how such little snow can shut the Capital down. Jan 14, 2019: Repayment of USD 1 billion ISB MR borrowed due today. pic.twitter.com/uZfuyKIhiD
— Harsha de Silva (@HarshadeSilvaMP) January 14, 2019
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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