COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's president said on Monday that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved its request for a $2.9-billion bailout, raising hopes for an easing of the island nation's dire economic crisis.

The IMF's board also confirmed it has signed off on the loan, which clears the way for the release of funds and kicks off a four-year program designed to shore up the country's economy.

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