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Dissanayake's push for Sri Lanka economic change leaves IMF deal, debt rework in limbo

By Uditha Jayasinghe, Sudipto Ganguly and Libby George COLOMBO/LONDON (Reuters) -Sri Lanka's new president won the election decisively, but his toughest task still lies ahead as he seeks to balance promises to aid the nation's poor against the need to keep crucial supplies of cash flowing from the International Monetary Fund.

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IMF says ready for talks with Sri Lanka's new leftist government

The International Monetary Fund is ready to discuss its controversial $2.9 billion bailout programme for Sri Lanka with the country's new government, a spokesman said."We will discuss the timing of the third review of the IMF-supported programme with the new administration as soon as practicable,

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Analysis – Dissanayake's push for Sri Lanka economic change leaves IMF deal, debt rework in limbo

Sri Lanka's new president won the election decisively, but his toughest task still lies ahead as he seeks to balance promises to aid the nation's poor against the need to keep crucial supplies of cash flowing from the International Monetary Fund.

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