Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), visited the Central Bank of Sri Lanka on Tuesday as part of her official visit to the country.
The visit coincides with the 75th anniversary of Sri Lanka’s membership in the IMF and the 75th anniversary of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka.
During a meeting at the Central Bank, Georgieva held discussions with Governor Nandalal Weerasinghe and senior officials.
Governor Weerasinghe expressed appreciation for the IMF’s support under the current Extended Fund Facility (EFF) programme and for its role in facilitating the completion of Sri Lanka’s debt restructuring process. He also acknowledged the IMF’s technical assistance in areas such as monetary policy, macroeconomic modelling, macroprudential analysis, and financial sector policies.
Georgieva described Sri Lanka’s performance under the ongoing IMF programme as a success story and commended the Central Bank’s role in restoring macroeconomic stability following the recent economic crisis.
Referring to the challenges faced by the country in recent years, she noted that Sri Lanka is well positioned to achieve stronger economic growth if necessary structural reforms are implemented and sustained.
