Srilanka, March 5 -- IMF's Senior Mission Chief for Sri Lanka Peter Breuer gave a thumbs up for Sri Lanka and said that Sri Lanka has made tremendous economic recovery from a deep financial crisis and the future of the country is very promising.

He told journalists in an online meeting yesterday morning after approving a fourth tranche of US$ 334 million under a Extended Fund Facility (EFF) programme on Sunday that due to this it's time to reverse the brain drain and for the youth who went overseas to come back as it was more attractive to live in Sri Lanka.

Expressing optimism on Sri Lanka's future he predicted that with income opportunities returning incomes will rise resulting in reducing poverty. "These will open up better opportun...