IMF reps to pay courtesy visit next week – By Uditha Kumarasinghe Source : sundayobserver The third review of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) program will continue after the new Government takes office in November. Prior to that there will be a courtesy visit by IMF representatives next week. Senior Advisor to the President on Economic Affairs and Finance, Prof. Anil Jayantha told the Sunday Observer yesterday that the Government had held an initial discussion on the current status of the IMF program on Tuesday (September 24) and Wednesday (September 25). Since we are a new Government, we sought an update from the IMF. Prof. Jayantha said as a result of those discussions, the IMF representatives will pay a courtesy visit next week. Most probably, the IMF review can be done this year. The success of the IMF agreement: most of the measures recommended by them can be achieved easily by ...