IMF has not received a request for financial support from Sri Lanka so far Sri Lanka mission chief Masahiro Nozaki has told to Reuters. However the staff stands ready to discuss options if requested Nozaki has further said.
According to the head of mission, senior International Monetary Fund (IMF) official is in Colombo on Monday and Tuesday to brief President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on the fund’s assessment of the crisis-hit economy, .
The visit comes ahead of plans by Sri Lanka to hold formal talks with the IMF next month on how to help the country.
Sri Lanka is suffering a worst financial crisis with foreign exchange reserves standing at a paltry $2.31 billion.
