MF Welfare Review Puts Sri Lanka’s Safety Net under Pressure
Source: Lanka News
Category: Politics
Region: Sri Lanka
Published: September 19, 2026 at 03:17
📝 Summary
The International Monetary Fund’s latest engagement with President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has placed Sri Lanka’s social welfare system back under scrutiny, raising questions over whether the country’s economic stabilisation programme can simultaneously maintain fiscal discipline and adequately protect households already struggling with higher living costs. An IMF delegation led by Mission Chief Evan Papageorgiou met […] The post MF Welfare Review Puts Sri Lanka’s Safety Net under Pressure appeared first on Lankanews.lk .