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The International Monetary Fund Releases the Fourth Tranche of USD 251.4 million under the Extended Fund Facility
... while building up reserves and achieving enhanced exchange rate flexibility. The IMF has also maintained the view that the monetary policy must be focused on easing inflationary pressures and high credit growth. ...
content_manager - 27.01.2018 - 16:26
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The Government and the Central Bank of Sri Lanka Introduce Further Measures to Preserve the Foreign Currency Reserve Position of Sri Lanka
... country, minimizing the existing pressure on the exchange rate and considering the possible negative impact to the Sri Lankan economy due ... pandemic, the Hon. Minister of Finance, Economic and Policy Developments with the recommendation of the Monetary Board of the ...
content_manager - 09.04.2020 - 20:32
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External Sector Performance - July 2022
... forex liquidity strains in the banking system, while the policy measures to curtail non-urgent import expenditure also helped to contain ... reserves. Meanwhile, the weighted average spot exchange rate in the interbank market remained around Rs. 361 per US dollar during the ...
conedit1 - 06.09.2022 - 17:19
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CCPI based headline inflation eased further in March 2023
... subdued demand conditions owing to tight monetary and fiscal policy measures, softening of food and energy prices amidst the recent exchange rate appreciation and greater pass-through of lower global commodity prices, ...
conedit4 - 04.04.2023 - 08:53
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External Sector Performance - March 2023
... a notable improvement in March 2023 The exchange rate appreciated notably in March 2023 supported by improved market sentiments ... conditions in the domestic foreign exchange market driven by policy relaxation allowed by the Central Bank Foreign investors have ...
tmadmin - 28.04.2023 - 20:42
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The Central Bank of Sri Lanka publishes the ‘Market Operations Report - June 2025’
... carried out by the Central Bank in implementing monetary policy under the Flexible Inflation Target (FIT), supported by the flexible exchange rate regime. FULL TEXT Published Date: ...
conedit5 - 01.08.2025 - 09:19
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The Central Bank of Sri Lanka Publishes the Market Operations Report - December 2025
... by the CBSL in the pursuit of implementation of monetary policy under the Flexible Inflation Targeting (FIT) framework, supported by the flexible exchange rate regime. FULL TEXT Published Date: Friday, ...
conedit5 - 31.01.2026 - 00:04
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The Central Bank publishes 'Recent Economic Developments: Highlights of 2020 and Prospects for 2021'
... and the Central Bank. Relief measures and large scale policy stimuli were introduced to help businesses and individuals affected by ... a revival of workers’ remittances, a stable exchange rate, and a reasonable level of official reserves. The external sector ...
content_manager - 31.10.2020 - 21:09
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Statement by Deshamanya Professor W D Lakshman, Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka on Foreign Currency Liquidity in the Domestic Market
... places Sri Lanka in a vulnerable position, through careful policy action. While doing this, we would continue to meet our debt service ... adverse speculation about the future path of the exchange rate and the ability of the Government to service its obligations. Such ...
conedit1 - 28.06.2021 - 20:10
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IMF Reaches Staff Level Agreement with Sri Lanka on Three-Year $1.5 Billion EFF
... economic program aims at fundamental changes to tax policy and administration to reverse a two-decade decline in tax revenues and ... and a support a durable transition to a flexible exchange rate regime. Strengthening financial sector supervision and increasing the role ...
content_manager - 04.10.2018 - 10:29