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PM stresses need to strengthen social security net
Talks with IMF delegation:
Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena told an International Monetary Fund (IMF) team led by Peter Breuer and Masahiro Nozaki that the country’s social security net had to be strengthened.The Prime Minister’s Media Division has said the country is facing the worst-ever economic and social crisis since Independence.
The Prime Minister told the IMF delegation that Sri Lanka had taken steps to cut down on imports and boost exports, the PM’s office said.
“The poor are the most adversely affected by the crisis. We need to provide them social welfare during the economic reforms,” Gunawardena told the IMF delegation.
The Prime Minister’s Media Division said IMF’s Masahiro Nozaki agreed that the welfare of vulnerable groups is important when debt restructuring and making plans to revitalize the economy.The IMF delegation earlier met Nandalal Weerasinghe, Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka and Ranil Wickremesinghe, President of Sri Lanka.
