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Economic conditions in debt-stricken Sri Lanka improving, IMF says

Peter Breuer, the IMF's mission chief for Sri Lanka, gave an update on economic conditions in the country [Eranga Jayawardena/AP Photo]

The economic situation in debt-stricken Sri Lanka has started to gradually improve following its worst economic crisis two years ago, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said.

Inflation has come down from a peak of 70 percent in 2022 to 5.9 percent last month and the country’s economy expanded in the second half of last year following a year and a half of contraction, the IMF said on Thursday.

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