{"id":"n_64cgmqrdwkiqth3w2w6q","seq":10936059,"kind":"article","title":"Lanka likely to enter new IMF agreement – Deputy Minister","url":"http://island.lk/lanka-likely-to-enter-new-imf-agreement-deputy-minister","summary":"Sri Lanka is likely to enter into another agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Deputy Finance Minister Anil Jayantha Fernando said. Speaking on the Derana 360 programme on Thursday night (12), Fernando said a committee, appointed by the Cabinet, would assess the need for a further IMF programme and Sri Lanka’s foreign reserve position. […]","published":"2026-11-14T00:04:37Z","seen":"2026-11-14T02:06:00Z","lang":"en","country":"LK","source":{"id":"kite-island-lk-63b2e8","name":"island.lk","domain":"island.lk"},"via":"kite-island-lk-63b2e8","topics":["asia","news","featured"],"authors":["Thilina Walpola"],"story":"st_scceq6xzzvjfr555a6na","category":"economy-business","category_p":0.46,"category2":"politics","sentiment":"neutral","tone":0.2,"political":0.68}