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President tells Parliament no final deal yet with IMF
22 Sep, 2022
President Ranil Wickremesinghe informed Parliament today that a final agreement has not yet been reached with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
The President told Parliament through Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena that discussions are still ongoing with the IMF.
He said that the while a staff level agreement has been reached, it has not yet been approved by the Executive Board of the IMF.
The President said that once an agreement is reached the Cabinet will be informed.
The Speaker said that he was informed that?even the Cabinet has not been briefed about the discussions with the IMF.
Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena said he was assured by the President that the opposition will be informed about the agreement with the IMF once the discussions with the IMF conclude.
The President gave the assurance through the Speaker after the opposition had yesterday demanded that the agreement reached with the IMF be tabled in Parliament. (Colombo Gazette)
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