COLOMBO -- Dollar-strapped Sri Lanka is pinning its hopes on a still-elusive $2.9 billion International Monetary Fund bailout before it starts rebuilding its usable foreign reserves, the head of the country's central bank told Nikkei Asia in a recent exclusive interview.
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Sri Lanka to build foreign reserves after IMF rescue: central banker
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Nandalal Weerasinghe, governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, speaks at a news conference. He said in an interview that until IMF funding starts flowing, "we will not get any external financing from anyone." © Reuters
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