Meera Srinivasan on how the recent visit by the IMF will impact the crisis

G. Sampath

Meera Srinivasan speaks to us on the current economic situation in Sri Lanka, and how the recent visit by the IMF will impact the crisis.

As Sri Lanka faces its worst ever economic crisis, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has just concluded a 10-day visit to the island nation. The purpose of the visit was to study the situation and hold talks with Lankan government officials regarding some kind of a relief package. But help from the IMF comes with conditions attached, and they are not always what the recipient likes.

Listen to the podcast here: 

https://www.thehindu.com/podcast/will-an-imf-package-ease-the-pain-for-ordinary-lankans-or-make-it-worse-in-focus-podcast/article65599284.ece

The Hindu

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