The World Bank (WB), Asian Development Bank (ADB), International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) representatives decided that a coordinated assistance programme supported by the multilateral financial institutions is required for Sri Lanka to recover from the economic crisis the country is currently facing.
They reached the agreement following a lengthy round table discussion held yesterday (6) with President Ranil Wickremesinghe in Colombo where the latter presented Sri Lanka’s development program associated with the economic recovery and growth along with the vision for long term development.
The President presented the programme at the round table discussion in his capacity as the Minister of Finance, Economic Stabilization and National Policies.
The round table discussion was held with World Bank Vice President Martin Raiser, Asian Development Bank Vice President, Shixin Chen, IMF’s Senior Mission Chief Peter Breuer and Dr. Urjit Patel of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank along with the senior officials of those institutions, who are currently in Sri Lanka.
Following the detailed discussion, it was agreed that a coordinated assistance programme supported by the multilateral financial institutions is vital for Sri Lanka to recover from the present economic difficulties.
Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardene, Foreign Affairs Minister Ali Sabry, Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera, Finance State Minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya, Investment Promotion State Minister Dilum Amunugama, Secretary to the President Saman Ekanayake, Senior Economic Adviser to the President R. H. S. Samarathunga, Advisor to the President Dinesh Weerakkody, Central Bank Governor Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe, former Central Bank Governor Dr. Indrajith Coomaraswamy and many other senior officials from the government institutions and other institutions also attended the Round Table discussion.
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