Dissanayake Takes Office: Sri Lanka’s New Leader Faces IMF Challenges
The new president of Sri Lanka, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, was sworn into office Monday September 23 after winning a snap election held five days prior. Under the tough austerity program imposed on Sri Lanka as part of a $2.9 billion International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout agreement, former President Ranil Wickremesinghe