A high-level delegation from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), led by Director Krishna Srinivasan, met with President Anura Kumara Dissanayake in Colombo today. The visit, from October 2 to 4, aimed to discuss the progress of the IMF program and the release of the fourth tranche of the $2.9 billion Extended Fund Facility. The IMF team also held discussions with the new government's economic team at the Presidential Secretariat. Key Sri Lankan representatives included members of the Economic Policy Council and senior advisors on economic affairs.