Anura Kumara Dissanayake

Dissanayake comfortably won the island’s presidential election in September and named Amarasuriya (top) as prime minister.

Sri Lanka reappoints Amarasuriya as prime minister

In his first meeting with the IMF delegation on Thursday, Dissanayake said he wanted to reduce the tax burden on lower income households.

IMF asks Sri Lanka to protect hard-won gains

Sri Lanka's new president, Anura Kumara Dissanayake (top), an avowed Marxist, had criticised Wickremesinghe during the campaign for not securing better deals with international creditors and vowed to renegotiate if elected.

Sri Lanka to review sovereign bond restructure deal

Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake ordered the parliamentary election to be held on Nov 14 and for the new legislature to meet on Nov 21.

Sri Lanka president dissolves parliament, calls early poll

Sri Lanka's new president, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, addressing the nation after he was sworn in at the presidential secretariat in Colombo. He has just three lawmakers in the 225-member parliament.

Sri Lanka's new leader appoints 3-member-Cabinet ahead of expected snap polls

Sri Lanka's new president Anura Kumara Dissanayake faces huge challenges as his promises to change the parameters of the IMF bailout and the way it determines how much debt is sustainable, could delay new money from the IMF and also force lenders to renegotiate debt deals.

Dissanayake's push for Sri Lanka economic change leaves IMF deal, debt rework in limbo

“We look forward to working together with President Dissanayake and his team towards building on the hard-won gains that have helped put Sri Lanka on a path to economic recovery,” says the IMF.

IMF to work with Sri Lanka leader on US$3 billion loan