Sri Lanka usable reserves below Rs50mn, IMF deal six months away: Sabry

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Sri Lanka usable reserves below Rs50mn, IMF deal six months away: Sabry

Sri Lanka’s usable foreign reserves were down to 50 million US dollars and it may take six months to wrap up a deal with the International Monetary Fund, Finance Minister Ali Sabry said

Sri Lanka usable reserves below Rs50mn, IMF deal six months away: Sabry

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2022-05-04

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