Former UNP Deputy Leader and MP Ravi Karunanayake has raised a series of questions in Parliament regarding the future of Sri Lanka’s International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme and its long-term sustainability.
He asked the government how it intends to achieve objectives that were not fully realised during the current IMF programme through any future alternative strategy.
Karunanayake also requested details of the total cost of Sri Lanka’s IMF programme, including both the principal and interest payments due over the life of the loan.
In addition, he called on the government to table the country’s annual external debt servicing obligations from 2028 to 2048, including principal and interest payments, as well as the amount of US dollars required each year to meet those commitments.
The MP further questioned whether an assessment had been conducted to determine if the objectives of the IMF programme had been achieved, and requested details of those targets together with the extent to which they have been fulfilled.
