Sri Lanka’s new president presents first budget


A woman walks past graffiti on a wall along a main road in Colombo, Sri Lanka September 19, 2024. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s new President Anura Kumara Dissanayake will outline the government’s revenue and policy goals in his first full-year budget today.

He is seeking to extend the country’s recovery from a financial crisis and signal its alignment with a US$2.9bil International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout programme.

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