Sri Lanka seeking $4 billion in months to stave off crisis: Finance minister

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and putting President Gotabaya Rajapaksa under mounting pressure.

"It's a Herculean task," Finance Minister Ali Sabry told Reuters in his first interview since taking office this week, referring to finding US$3 billion in bridge financing as the country readied for negotiations with the International Monetary Fund this month.

"The entire effort is not to go for a hard default," Mr Sabry said."We understand the consequences of a hard default."

 

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