COLOMBO (News 1st); Minister of Finance Ali Sabry met the IMF Managing Director, Kristalina Georgieva on Monday (18) at IMF Headquarters in Washington DC.IMF commended the steps already taken by the Finance Minister to mitigate the situation, and assured support by the IMF was also positive on expediting the processes.Minister Sabry also requested a Rapid Financing Instrument (RFI).The IMF subsequently informed Minister Sabry that India had also made representations on behalf of Sri Lanka on an RFI, and informed him that they will consider it despite it being outside of the standard circumstances for the issuance of an RFI. .