IMF says ready for talks with Sri Lanka’s new leftist government

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A Sri Lankan newspaper vendor arranges his display on the day the country’s new president was sworn in.
Photo: Ishara S. Kodikara / AFP
Source: AFP

The International Monetary Fund is ready to discuss its controversial $2.9 billion bailout programme for Sri Lanka with the country’s new government, a spokesman said.

Anura Kumara Dissanayake, sworn in Monday as the country’s first leftist president, has said he wants to renegotiate the deal, which has brought unpopular austerity measures.