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Sri Lanka PM says talks with IMF difficult due to bankruptcy

Auto rickshaws queue up outside a fuels station amid fuel shortage in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, July 5, 2022. Sri Lanka's ongoing negotiations with the International Monetary Fund have been complex and difficult than the instances before because it has entered talks as a bankrupt nation, the country's prime minister said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) FILE- Sri Lanka's new prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe gestures during an interview with The Associated Press in Colombo, Sri Lanka, June 11, 2022. Sri Lanka’s negotiations with the International Monetary Fund are more complex and difficult than in the past because it is a bankrupt nation, Wickremesinghe said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena, File)