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State Finance Minister Shehan Semasinghe said that World Bank Vice President for South Asia Martin Raiser, who he met in Washington on the sidelines of IMF – World Bank annual meetings, commended Sri Lanka on the progress made with steady implementation of World Bank supported reforms.
“The World Bank’s Vice President for the South Asia Region recollected the situation Sri Lanka was in just a few months ago, and opined that the country is in a far better position today”, the State Minister said.
State Minister Semasinghe said that they discussed the forthcoming reforms that will unlock the next round of World Bank financing. He said that the WB Vice President assured continued support to Sri Lanka.
