[ad_1] Colombo : International Monetary Fund had constructive and productive discussions with the Sri Lankan authorities on economic policies and reforms, which were to be supported by a International Monetary Fund Extended Fund Facility Arrangement, it said in a release on Thursday. The statement raises hopes that the beleaguered country can put its public finances in order and reassure creditors. “Discussions will almost continue with a view to reaching an employee-level agreement on the EFF arrangement in the near term,” the IMF said. The island of 22 million people is…
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Free Trade Agreement: India, EU to resume FTA talks from June 27
[ad_1] Sources told FE that after a hiatus of nearly nine years, India and the EU will resume much-awaited talks for a proposed free trade agreement (FTA) from June 27, as both sides eye a deal by the next fiscal year. Huh. Ahead of the talks, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal is likely to visit Brussels later this month – either before the next WTO ministerial beginning on June 12, or after – to set the stage for the talks. To, said one of the sources. “The EU team…