A staff team of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) now in Sri Lanka is currently holding talks with government’s key fiscal and monetary officials directly involved in IMF procedures, Finance Ministry sources confirmed.

The United States (US) says it will continue to support Sri Lanka’s economic recovery and democratic reforms.

More and more Africans are experiencing poverty. coupled with the impact of Covid-19 and the war between Russia and Ukraine that intensified just over a year ago, weighs heavily on global trade and the supply of goods.