Ranil Wickremesinghe calls for “crisis management”
Former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe says the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank have come forward to support Sri Lanka and therefore the government should have a programme to obtain support from donors.
Former Premier Wickremesinghe noted that the government must also seek support from regional nations to provide short-term solutions to the economic crisis.
Speaking in Parliament today, Former Prime Minister Wickremesinghe said Sri Lanka is facing unprecedented times and therefore a collective programme is needed through Parliament.
The Former Prime Minister said in addition to the economic crisis, the country is now facing a political crisis. Former Premier Wickremesinghe noted that the government therefore needs to seek funding immediately.
Former Prime Minister Wickremesinghe noted he was able to discuss Sri Lanka’s economic crisis with the Managing Director of the IMF.
The former Premier noted that he was informed by the IMF Managing Director that she can support the country to overcome the crisis through short-term funding.
Former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe added that he was also informed that Sri Lanka will be able to obtain short-term funding from the World Bank.
The Leader of the United National Party, former Premier Wickremesinghe added with funding from the IMF, the World Bank and Asian Development Bank, the government will be able to ease the burden of the people.
The former Prime Minister said countries such as India, China, Japan and South Korea as well as the European Union will also support Sri Lanka to overcome the current issues.
Former Prime Minister Wickremesinghe added that first the government must provide relief to the public, by purchasing medicine and supplies through the funding received from friendly nations.
Former Premier Wickremesinghe also said the government should present a relief budget promptly and create a safety net for the local banking system to address the present economic crisis.
(Source: News Radio)
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Aney Pissu Wikka,
Go away you idiot.
You are one of the root causes of this problem.
Thank you for your wisdom, go away Pissa.
RW an unelected MP through the back door to Parliament now talks big !! Dear Citizens of Sri Lanka you should realise that RW and Sirisena’s “YAXAPALANA” government is responsible for the current dire economic problems facing the Country,when there was NO DEVELOPMENT BUT UNLIMITED AND UNNECESSARY MASSIVE IMPORTS which depleted the foreign currency. Remember the BOND SCAM – RW got his friend Mahendran appointed as the Governor of the Central Bank, who is now absconding in Singapore without having the guts to face charges !!Remember also, the BATALANDA torture chambers – the JVP should remember that !!
Marching , Rioting Sri lankans going to learn the lesson if they get the new start they are demanding. I doubt they can digest it. So much organised fake news and hatred being spread in the country by those want to come to power easy way. I have a WhatsApp group of all my batch 54 mates from the university. Somebody forwarded a pamphlet showing an overturned black Range Rover this vehicle overturned while leaving Calton House after shooting the demonstrators. I searched for more news all over the internet, since that would definitely have cause more rioting. But nothing. When I asked the person who posted it he said he too was suspicious but have not distributed it very much and said going to check with the person who sent it to him! Pity I cannot post the pamphlet here so more people can see what is being spread to whip up people and the unrest.
This is nothing but verbal diarrhoea.
It is easy to say “verbal diarrhoea. Ranjith’s comment smacks of verbal CONSTIPATION !! RW has proved himself a failed politician and the important thing is the citizens have realised this and DID NOT elect a single UNP candidate, including himself. I say to Ranjith, you have forgotten the troubles caused to the country by the UNP and RW over the years. Present any evidence to the contrary without being CONSTIPATED !!