INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
President Ranil Wickremesinghe states that the conditions imposed by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Sri Lanka, can only be removed
No leader came forward to take over that bankrupt country
Everyone was afraid to accept this challenge
None of the heroes who are now addressing the Parliament had the courage to come forward
Not a single MP representing my party was in the Parliament
But the majority of MPs supported me although they were also insulted and mocked
The people of the country also supported me
depreciation of the rupee had risen to 80%
The value of the rupee increased to Rs
Now it has stabilized at the level of Rs
There are two main factors in this path - having access to IMF assistance and debt restructuring
We handled both those factors properly
country will receive multiple advantages including USD 150 million from the World Bank for deposit insurance, which will make the financial
Sri Lanka without any doubt then
certain group of the society has faced hardships as a result of imposing taxes including VAT, adding that the government had no other
They claim that they will impose conditions on the IMF once they come to power
These are just childish stories
