Lanka must ensure political stability before IMF deal: Dr Dushni Weerakoon

We have an economic crisis that has spilled out as a political crisis: Weerakoon

Dr Dushni Weerakoon is an appointed member of the monetary board of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka and also member, Trade and Productivity Commission, Ministry of Development Strategies and International Trade. As executive director of the Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka and head of its macroeconomic policy research, she was in New Delhi to attend the 13th South Asia Economic Summit organised by RIS, a Delhi-based think-tank. In an interview with Subhomoy Bhattacharjee, she says since the economic crisis in Sri Lanka has spilled out as a political crisis, it could delay IMF support and also mentioned