The New World Bank Country Director ,Idah Pswarayi 4 Day Visit to Srilanka

The World Bank has said its new Country Director for Sri Lanka and Maldives Idah Pswarayi-Riddihough, will be visiting Colombo this week to meet with the government and other development partners to discuss the status of the World Bank Group operations and how the Bank can continue to support the country’s development priorities in the most impactful manner.

During the four-day visit, Pswarayi-Riddihough will meet with Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, Minister of Finance Ravi Karunanayake and the Central Bank Governor Indrajit Coomaraswamy.

In her new position, Pswarayi-Riddihough’s priorities will be to implement the new Country Partnership Frameworks for Sri Lanka and the Maldives in partnership with the respective governments, provide oversight on portfolio management and quality issues, while working closely with clients and other development partners to provide timely and effective implementation support.

Ms. Pswarayi-Riddihough’s appointment will be effective August 1, 2016.