Sri Lanka in talks to extend World Bank aid, plans new budget: Finance minister

The island nation's budget was currently unsustainable, Ali Sabry told a parliament session, adding he expected to bring in a new budget.

Sri Lanka's finance minister said on Wednesday the country was in talks with the World Bank to extend its support by $300 million to $700 million.

People shout slogans against Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and demand that Rajapaksa family politicians step down, during a protest amid the country's economic crisis, at Independence Square in Colombo, Sri Lanka.  (REUTERS)

The island nation's budget was currently unsustainable, Ali Sabry told a parliament session, adding he expected to bring in a new budget.