Never recommended postponing LG elections - IMF

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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) today said that it did not interfere in the Local Government election processes and had never recommended postponing those elections in Sri Lanka.

Speaking during a press briefing, IMF Mission Chief for Sri Lanka Masahiro Nozaki said that the first tranche of the loan would be released in the next couple of days.

He also said that the disbursement could be converted into rupees and could be used to repay Government loans and other expenditures.

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Iwazaru Tuesday, 21 March 2023 09:57 AM

Nice. Now hold the local government elections.

Dee Tuesday, 21 March 2023 10:16 AM

But everyone was begging from you not to release it before election! Now the Armageddon and the needle will be direction less!

Neel Tuesday, 21 March 2023 12:22 PM

Yes ,now this government will not held the LG election never instead of that Ranil and the gang will celebrate the IMF trusting them.

A.D.Amarajothy Tuesday, 21 March 2023 11:17 AM

Local government elections is not the priority at the moment.

Anthony Perera Tuesday, 21 March 2023 01:48 PM

If you believe that you will believe that the moon is a ball of Swiss-style cheese

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