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Sept 30, Colombo: The Governor of Sri Lanka's Central Bank Ajith Nivard Cabraal says the country is not engaged in any discussion with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for an additional loan facility.
July 22, Colombo: Sri Lanka has successfully achieved all the key objectives under the Stand-by Arrangement (SBA) facility from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the country's Central Bank said in a statement.
The International Monetary Fund has decided to grant the 8th loan instalment to Sri Lanka, considering the outstanding long term growth. The IMF members who met in Washington decided to grant the final instalment to Sri Lanka amounting to 415 million U.S dollars. The IMF
Monetary Fund (IMF) today completed the eighth and final ...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday cleared Sri Lanka’s final tranche under the Stand-By Arrangement (SBA), approving a disbursement of US$415 million, and making it a final sum total of $2.5 billion.The Fund however noted that there is a slowdown in economic activity and declining
Sri Lanka has succeeded in reaching the economic targets expected by the International Monetary Fund. Central Bank Governor Ajith Nivard Cabral said that the IMF had made this reference during a visit to Sri Lanka before the granting of final tranche. Mr. Cabral said that Sri Lanka has met all June
Sri Lanka has met all June-end targets set by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for the last tranche of a $2.6 billion loan, Central Bank Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal said.
Sri Lanka should be careful about the inflationary effects of liquidity created by large foreign exchange swaps with the Central Bank, an International Monetary Fund official said.
Sri Lankan government has had discussions with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for fresh financial assistance, which will be discussed in detail in September, IMF officials said. "There's a possibility of (IMF) extending further financial assistance - similar to the current Stand
The Central Bank has said that the Employees Provident Fund is safe and it is not exposed to any danger. Superintendent of EPF of the Central Bank Kalyani Gunatllake stressed that the propaganda, being spread by certain opposition groups is baseless. Certain political groups in the opposition spread propaganda that the EPF as well as ...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF)’s next review of the Sri Lankan economy and monetary policies will take place on June 4 ahead of final approval for the last US$400 million installment, a top official said. “We met Naoyuki Shinohara, Deputy Managing Director of the IMF
The Sri Lankan delegation attending the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Spring Meeting 2012 will leave for Washington this week, the government news website reported. The Spring Meetings of the IMF and World Bank will be held in Washington, DC from April 20 -22. The Minister
By Sanjaya Nallaperuma The government has informed the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that necessary reforms will be introduced shortly to the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) and the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB), in an effort to drastically cut down on the losses incurred
Sri Lanka has got another US$ 426.8 million from the International Monetary Fund under the ongoing stand-by arrangement the country has with the agency. The money, which is equivalent to 275.6 million SDR comes following the IMF completing its seventh review of Sri Lanka’s economic performance
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday approved another tranche of US$426.8 million to Sri Lanka under the Stand-By Arrangement (SBA-loan), in a welcome injection to the country’s once, strong foreign reserves. This came after the board of executive directors approved the seventh review
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) yesterday completed the seventh review of Sri Lanka’s economic performance under a program supported by a Stand-By Arrangement (SBA). The completion of the review enables the immediate disbursement of an amount equivalent to SDR
The Executive Board of Directors of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) meets tomorrow (Monday) for a crucial session to decide on the final tranche of a US$2.6 billion loan to Sri Lanka. The board will be considering the seventh review of an IMF mission that visited Sri Lanka last month ahead
Immediately after the Vanni War, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) committed the worst financial misdeed of coming to the rescue of genocidal Sri Lanka in July 2009, by passing a whooping US$ 2600 million loan. Colombos Central Bank chairman AN Cabraal described the IMF decision
Whatever planetary conjunctions may come into formation two Full Moons before the Sinhala New Year for President Mahinda Rajapaka and his clan, the economic and political clouds are already gathering ominously over this usually sunny isle. The alleged war crimes allegations have come around for the third time this year in a vicious form. US ...
Despite the Central Bank’s previous announcement that the US$2.6 billion Standby Arrangement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) would be terminated, the government has said it hoped to sign a...
Feb 10, Colombo: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has welcomed the decision taken by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka to stop intervening in the rupee exchange rate and allow the market to determine the rate instead.
On the 30th of January, Sri Lanka’s Central Bank announced that it would not draw down the withheld 800 million US dollars (USD) of its International Monetary Fund (IMF) standby facility citing its high interest rate.
By Sulochana Ramiah MohanThe International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday said a strong rebound in domestic demand supported in part by increased bank lending resulted in a larger-than-anticipated surge in imports, causing the current account deficit to widen significantly in 2011, despite healthy
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) announced on Friday that it had raised policy rates for the first time since 2007 in a bid to check runaway credit growth, but the International Monetary Fund did not seem very impressed.
(Srilankamirror) -The International Monetary Fund says it is encouraged by Sri Lanka's monetary and exchange rate policy changes amid a sharp drop in foreign exchange reserves and significant widening of the current account deficit. "There was broad agreement that a decisive policy
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday said it was encouraged by Sri Lanka's monetary and exchange rate policy changes amid a sharp drop in foreign exchange reserves and significant...
Sri Lankas share market fell more than 1 percent on Thursday, erasing 28 billion rupees ($245.83 million) of value, a day ahead of the central banks monetary policy announcement and expected International Monetary Fund comments on the economy.
COLOMBO — Sri Lanka said Tuesday it did not need the final tranche of a $2.6-billion IMF bailout thanks to the country's healthy foreign exchange reserves. The loan was granted in 2009 by the International Monetary Fund just after the end of the country's bloody ethnic civil war
It will not draw last tranche of US$800mil due to high interest rate by the global lender Sri Lanka, which is locked in a row with the International Monetary Fund over its exchange rate policy, will not draw the remaining US$800mil of a US$2.6bil loan from the global lender due
The Central Bank has opted not to draw $800 million, the final balance of the International Monetary Fund’s Standby Arrangement as the interest rates are high, CB Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal said. He made the observation when President Mahinda Rajapaksa met with Foreign correspondence