Sri Lanka is seeking fresh help from the International Monetary Fund after drawing down a previous $2.6-billion bailout.
John Nelmes, head of an IMF mission to the Indian Ocean country, said Colombo wanted more assistance as it emerges from a decades-long civil war, but declined to say how much was being sought.
"We have initiated a discussion of a program to help Sri Lanka get deeper into a middle-income level country," Nelmes told reporters after an 11-day visit for talks with Sri Lankan officials.
(John Nelmes in Colombo, Sri Lanka.)
John Nelmes, head of an IMF mission to the Indian Ocean country, said Colombo wanted more assistance as it emerges from a decades-long civil war, but declined to say how much was being sought.
"We have initiated a discussion of a program to help Sri Lanka get deeper into a middle-income level country," Nelmes told reporters after an 11-day visit for talks with Sri Lankan officials.
(John Nelmes in Colombo, Sri Lanka.)
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