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External Sector Performance – January 2017

Sri Lanka’s external sector demonstrated a modest performance in January 2017. During the month, the trade deficit widened as a result of increased import expenditure and a decline in export earnings. However, foreign currency receipts in terms of earnings from tourism recorded a relatively high growth in January 2017 while workers’ remittances grew at a moderate rate, year–on-year. The government securities market and the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) witnessed net outflows during January 2017.

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'Central Bank Comes to You…' Open Day Programme conducted by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) will conduct its first Open Day Programme “Central Bank Comes to You…” at the CBSL Regional Office Matale, at No. 805, Trincomalee Street, Mandandawala, Matale on Friday 5th and Saturday 6th May 2017 from 9.00 a.m. to 8.00 p.m.

The purpose of the programme is to enable the General Public to access services provided by the CBSL, such as services relating to EPF , exchange of damaged currency notes and issue of coins, currency museum, sale of CBSL publications, SMI loan schemes etc. and to interact with the Governor and senior management of the CBSL.

Sessions will be held on issues concerning exchange control regulations, pyramid schemes, unauthorized financial businesses, microfinance companies etc.

The services of the Credit Information Bureau (CRIB) and Credit Counseling Centre will be available. There will be stalls by licensed banks and SMI entrepreneurs assisted by the CBSL Regional Office Matale will market their products.

IMF Reaches Staff-Level Agreement on the Second Review of Sri Lanka’s Extended Fund Facility

The views expressed in this statement are those of the IMF staff and do not necessarily represent the views of the IMF’s Executive Board. Based on the findings so far, staff will prepare a report that, subject to management approval, will be presented to the IMF's Executive Board for discussion and decision.

  • The staff-level agreement is subject to the completion of a prior action by the authorities and the approval of the IMF Executive Board, which is expected to be considered in June 2017.
  • The new Inland Revenue Act should pave the way for a durable fiscal consolidation.
  • Maintaining the reform momentum in an uncertain external environment is important for addressing fiscal and external vulnerabilities.

After constructive discussions with the authorities during the visit to Colombo in March, and more recently during the Spring Meetings, an IMF staff team issued the following statement in Washington DC:

Transparency in Government Securities Market Further Improves

The Central Bank on 26.04.2017 mandated the primary dealers and licensed banks to use the Bloomberg electronic bond trading platform to trade repurchase transactions (repos) in government securities. Accordingly, they are required to:

The Annual Report of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka for the Year 2016

In terms of Section 35 of the Monetary Law Act No. 58 of 1949, the sixty seventh Annual Report of the Monetary Board of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka was presented to Hon. Ravi Karunanayake, the Minister of Finance, by Dr. Indrajit Coomaraswamy, the Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka.

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Inflation in March 2017

Inflation, as measured by the change in the National Consumer Price Index (NCPI) (2013=100), which is compiled by the Department of Census and Statistics, increased to 8.6 per cent in March 2017 from 8.2 per cent in February 2017, on year-on-year basis. Both Food and Non-food categories contributed towards the year-on-year inflation in March 2017. The increase in year-on-year inflation in March 2017 is due to the low base that prevailed in the corresponding period of the previous year.

The change in the NCPI measured on an annual average basis increased to 5.6 per cent in March 2017 from 5.1 per cent in February 2017.

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25.11.2024 Procurement for Supply and Installation of Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) System for Office of the Employees’ Provident Fund Department of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka at Whiteaways Building
22.11.2024 Rs. 125,000 million Treasury bills are to be issued through an auction on 27th November 2024
21.11.2024 Tender for Fabrication, Supply, Installation and Handing Over of Furniture for the Conference Room at Head Office Building, Central Bank of Sri Lanka
21.11.2024 Tender for Supplying, Installing, Commissioning and Handing Over of an Audio-Visual System for the Conference Room at Head Office Building, Central Bank of Sri Lanka
18.11.2024 Procurement for Supply and Delivery of Printers, Photocopiers and other Office Equipment for Employees’ Provident Fund Department of Central Bank of Sri Lanka
14.11.2024 Rs. 145,000 million Treasury bills are to be issued through an auction on 20th November 2024

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