Basil to travel to India next week

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Secretary to the Finance Ministry S.R. Attygalle states that the Minister of Finance, Basil Rajapaksa is due to fly to India around next week.

Reuters previously reported that the Finance Minister is also due to make a visit to Washington D.C. in mid-April to present Sri Lanka's proposal of debt restructuring and managing the country's foreign exchange shortage to senior IMF officials.