#1- Sri Lanka to get first tranche of IMF loan this week: Cash-strapped Sri Lanka will get the first USD 330 mn tranche of its USD 3 bn IMF loan by tomorrow after the Fund’s executive board approved the arrangement on Monday. The program is expected to unlock up to USD 7 bn for the country, which defaulted on its debts last year amid a severe financial crisis. (Reuters)

#2- IMF hands Ukraine a lifeline: The IMF will lend war-stricken Ukraine USD 15.6 bn to help it support its economy. (Statement)

#3- Macron survives attempts to halt his pension revamp: A no-confidence motion against French President Emmanuel Macron fell short of a majority on Monday amid growing protests against the government’s planned pension reforms. (Wall Street Journal)

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