Sri Lanka, May 19 -- Continued discipline in macroeconomic management, and public financial management essential

Sri Lanka must stand on its own thereafterSri Lankan tourism

Treasury Secretary Mahinda Siriwardana stated that the current 17th IMF programme which includes an Extended Fund Facility (EFF) arrangement worth nearly US$ 3 billion, should be Sri Lanka's last IMF programme, after which the country must stand on its own feet as a resilient, sovereign economy.

The Treasury Secretary said Sri Lanka should use this 17th IMF programme as a vehicle to implement necessary policies and reforms and protect the hard earned gains.

Reiterating that the recent economic crisis was manmade Siriwardene said in the past, when Sri Lanka faced m...