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title: "Mahinda Siriwardena re-assumes duties as Finance Secretary"
url: https://www.lankaxpress.com/mahinda-siriwardena-re-assumes-duties-as-finance-secretary/
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date: 2024-11-20
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# Mahinda Siriwardena re-assumes duties as Finance Secretary

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K. M. Mahinda Siriwardena, who was appointed as the Secretary to the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, has re-assumed duties in his post today (20). 

Senior officials including Deputy Secretaries to the Treasury and Heads of Departments under the Ministry of Finance were present on the occasion, a statement said.

Siriwardena has made a significant contribution to obtaining the Extended Credit Facility from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and making the country’s debt restructuring process a success and has served as the Alternate Executive Director for Sri Lanka, India, Bangladesh and Bhutan at the IMF.

He holds a Master’s Degree in Economics and a Postgraduate Diploma in Economic Development from Vanderbilt University, USA, and a Bachelor of Arts (Special) in Economics from the University of Kelaniya. 

Mr. Siriwardena is a senior official who has participated in a number of international training programs in the fields of macroeconomic management, macroeconomic forecasting, monetary policy, central banking, public financial management, public debt management, and fiscal programming and policy. 

-Ada Derena