TOKYO -- The International Monetary Fund hopes to complete rescue talks with Sri Lanka "as quickly as possible," Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said on Wednesday, hours before the crisis-hit South Asian nation elected a new president.
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IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva: "The moment there is a government that we can continue our discussions with, our team will be there." (Photo by Kosuke Imamura)
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