New World Bank Country Director Pledges Support for Sri Lanka

COLOMBO (News 1st); The newly appointed World Bank Country Director for Sri Lanka, Nepal and Maldives David Sislen on Thursday (4) called on President Rani Wickremesinghe.

According to reports he had vowed to support the debt-trapped island nation's journey towards prosperity.

The meeting took place at the President's Office.

“#WorldBank Vice President for the South Asia Region @MartinRaiser, Country Manager for Maldives and Sri Lanka, South Asia Chiyo Kanda and Senior Advisor to the President on Economic Affairs Dr R H S Samaratunga, also attended the meeting,” the President’s Media Division said in a post on X.