The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the 2018 Article IV consultation with Sri Lanka and completed the fourth review of the three-year Extended Fund Facility (EFF), approving the disbursement of the fifth tranche amounting to SDR 177.774 million (approximately US dollars 252 million). The EFF aims at supporting the Balance of Payments and the broad economic reform agenda of the government.
The IMF acknowledged the progress made by the authorities to stabilise the economy and support growth through an improved policy mix of fiscal consolidation, prudent monetary policy and structural reforms. The IMF commended the authorities for achieving major milestones in terms of structural reforms, including the launch of the new Inland Revenue Act, automatic fuel pricing formula and the Central Bank of Sri Lanka’s Roadmap for flexible inflation targeting, while stressing the importance of sustaining the reform momentum going forward. 

The Central Bank, with deep sorrow, wishes to announce the demise of Deshamanya Amarananda Somasiri Jayawardena, former Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka. He passed away at the age of 82, on the 29th of May, 2018.

Deshamanya A S Jayawardena was the tenth Governor, functioning in this position from November 1995 to June 2004. He joined the Central Bank in 1958 and served in the Secretariat, Establishments and Economic Research Departments before being appointed as Director of Economic Research (1977 – 1980).

He served as Assistant to the Governor and Executive Director during 1980-1981 and also functioned as the Alternate Executive Director of the IMF from 1981 -1986. He served as Deputy Governor from 1986 – 1989 and was the Senior Deputy Governor from 1993 - 1994.