March 20 (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund's
executive board has approved a $2.9 billion bailout for Sri
Lanka, President Ranil Wickremesinghe's office said on Monday.
"The IMF Executive Board approved Sri Lanka’s program under
the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) that will enable Sri Lanka to
access up to $7 billion in funding," the president's office
said.
(Reporting by Jyoti Narayan in Bengaluru; Editing by Hugh
Lawson)
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