COLOMBO -- Sri Lanka is counting the minutes to Monday, when the International Monetary Fund's executive board is expected to approve a $2.9 billion bailout for the bankrupt island nation.
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Patients wait for doctors at a hospital during a general strike in Colombo on March 15. Many Sri Lankans hope that IMF approval will kick-start an economic recovery. © Reuters
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