Sri Lanka to send delegates to IMF & WB meet

Sri Lanka to send delegates to IMF & WB Annual meeting

by Zulfick Farzan 28-09-2022 | 10:34 AM

COLOMBO (News 1st) - Sri Lanka has decided to send a delegation for the annual summit of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.

The 2022 Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group (WBG) will take place in person from Monday, October 10, through Sunday, October 16 in the IMF and World Bank Group headquarters, in Washington DC.

Sri Lanka's delegation will be led by Acting Finance Minister Shehan Semasinghe.

He said the Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, the Finance Secretary and several others will accompany him.

The Acting Finance Minister said that the 2022 Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group (WBG) will be of paramount importance for Sri Lanka to restrucutre its debt, and also obtain financial assistance from the IMF.