Srilanka, May 17 -- Sri Lanka received what can be called a charged address from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) yesterday, which declared that the island nation's recovery.

from its worst economic crisis in decades must not be wasted.

"This time must be different!" said visiting IMF First Deputy Managing Director Dr. Gita Gopinath to Sri Lanka's leadership, in a message that felt part warning and part vote of confidence.

"We believe this (current IMF programme being the last) is possible if Sri Lanka stays the course," she told a room full of key decision makers of the country, including President Anura Kumara Dissanayake. It was also a stern call to break the past trends of aborted reforms. Dr. Gita shared her views while addr...