(251009) -- COLOMBO, Oct. 9, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Evan Papageorgiou, mission chief of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for Sri Lanka, attends a press conference in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Oct. 9, 2025. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Sri Lankan authorities have reached staff-level agreement on economic policies to conclude the fifth review of Sri Lanka's reform program supported by the IMF's Extended Fund Facility, the IMF said on Thursday. (Photo by Gayan Sameera/Xinhua)