IMF satisfied with SL but urges greater progress
End-December 2017 quantitative performance criteria under three-year Extended Fund Facility program met Says Govt. has successfully advanced fiscal consolidation and strengthened international…
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CB signals wary policy loosening
By Uditha Jayasinghe The Central Bank yesterday (4 April) cut the policy ceiling rate by 25 basis points to 8.50%,…
Govt. should hold reform course: IMF
Projects SL to grow by 4.4%, inflation to hit 5% by 2018-end, food prices to stabilise Warns economy vulnerable to shocks, reform…
Sri Lanka economic recovery set to continue, needs to push ahead with reforms in Vision 2025 to maintain growth – IMF
Following a series of weather-related shocks in 2017, Sri Lanka’s economy is gradually normalizing with a projected Real GDP growth…
Stronger policies key for better debt management: Mangala
Warns G-24 Technical Group that increasing interest rates will pose challenges to developing countries when looking at debt repayment Points out large number…
G-24 Technical Group Meeting at BMICH tomorrow
The two-day Technical Group Meeting of the G- 24 countries will be inaugurated by Finance and Mass Media Minister Mangala…
State Minister Eran Wickramaratne attends global tax conference in New York
State Minister of Finance Eran Wickramaratne, is representing Sri Lanka at the First Global Conference of the Platform for Collaboration…
Sri Lanka Central Bank clarifies media reports on government debt
Sri Lanka’s Central Bank Thursday issuing statement in response to the media reports on Government debt recording and maintenance of…
Cost reflective pricing formula for fuel, electricity this year: CB Governor
Sri Lanka’s Central Bank Governor Indrajit Coomaraswamy says the government will introduce a cost reflective pricing formula for both fuel…
IMF says economy normalising but reforms essential
Recommends fiscal consolidation and tightening monetary policy 2018 growth predicted at 4.6% below CB projections Further delays in SOE reform, bad…