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Sri Lanka hopes to reach initial agreement with IMF for help

Police officers detain an anti-government protester in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022. Sri Lanka’s economic meltdown has triggered a political crisis, with widespread anti-government protests erupting across the country. Massive public protests ousted Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa last month. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Police officers detain an anti-government protester in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022. Sri Lanka’s economic meltdown has triggered a political crisis, with widespread anti-government protests erupting across the country. Massive public protests ousted Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa last month. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Anti-government protesters run as police chase them during a protest march in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) A police officer pushes back an anti-government protester during a protest march in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Anti-government protesters run as police fire tear gas and chase them during a protest march in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Police officers detain an anti-government protester in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) FILE- Governor of Sri Lankan Central Bank Nandalal Weerasinghe speaks during a media briefing in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, May 19, 2022. Weerasinghe said Thursday, Aug. 18, he is hopeful the crisis-ridden island nation can reach an agreement with the International Monetary Fund during a visit by IMF officials at the end of this month. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena, File)