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Sri Lanka leader says IMF agreement pushed back after unrest

FILE - Sri Lanka's new Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe gestures during an interview with The Associated Press in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, June 11, 2022. Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe said Saturday, July 30, that an agreement with the International Monetary Fund to help pull the bankrupt nation out of its economic crisis is pushed back to September because of unrest over the past weeks. Wickremesinghe was elected president on July 20. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena, File) FILE- Women wait near an empty fuel station hoping to buy kerosene oil for cooking in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, May 26, 2022. Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe said Saturday, July 30, that an agreement with the International Monetary Fund to help pull the bankrupt nation out of its economic crisis is pushed back to September because of unrest over the past weeks. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena, File)
Sri Lanka leader says IMF agreement pushed back after unrest