evidence: The decision (March 20, 2023) of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to approve Sri Lanka’s Program under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF), though belated, is a major boost to RW. He had assumed the presidency of Sri Lanka in July 2022 under extraneous circumstances. RW must be counting the several takeaways from the IMF decision. The unprecedented economic crisis, the political instability, worrisome law and order situation brought about by President Gotabaya’s Rajapaksa’s (GR) questionable decisions and consequently leading to his resignation from office was a major political challenge to RW. The credit must certainly go to RW and his team for staying the course throughout 2022. Importantly, the situation has eased to a large extent. It will require however RW’s political acumen to navigate the many challenges that will be encountered in meeting the expectations of the domestic constituency and the international community to the commitments made to the IMF.