Head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Sri Lanka Brian Aitken speaks to reporters about the current situation of the IMF mission in Colombo February 25, 2010. The International Monetary Fund said on Thursday it is delaying the third tranche of a $2.6 billion loan to Sri Lanka after the government missed its 2009 deficit reduction targets. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte (SRI LANKA - Tags: BUSINESS POLITICS)