Proposal for Lanka to downgrade itself to low-income country

The Cabinet will take up tomorrow a proposal for Sri Lanka to revert from a middle-income country to a low-income country with the aim of obtaining concessionary funding from the International Development Association (IDA) — an arm of the World Bank which helps the world’s poorest and most vulnerable countries.

The Sunday Times

0222-10-09

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