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Central Bank · ColomboECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s central bank has bought 177.3 million dollars from people in September 2025, a month in which an external ‘current account’ deficit was recorded for the first time in the year, official data shows. Post World War II central banks which print money to cut rates, rejecting classical economics, usually blame ‘current account deficits’ for forex shortages and depreciation, reverting to beliefs held by classical Mercantilist…See the Story
Sri Lanka central bank buys US$177mn in September amid current account deficit
Cricket · Sri LankaECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s Finance Ministry has serviced debt of 1,358.6 million US dollars in the first half of 2025, while inflows to the Treasury were only 547.5 million dollars, with the balance being purchased from the central bank for rupee cash, official data showed. The Treasury had got the balance from the central bank, a Mid-Year Fiscal Report said. The central bank bought dollars in 2025 kept the liquidity unsterilized (except for coup…See the Story
Sri Lanka Services Debt of US$1,358mn in First Half 2025, Inflows only $547mn
Finance · Sri LankaECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka has all offered Treasury bills at Wednesday’s auction with the 12-month yield marginally rising by 02 basis points, data from the state debt office show. 2.84 billion rupees of 3-month bills were sold at 7.52 percent, flat after offering 12 billion rupees. 37.22 billion rupees of 6-month bills were sold at 7.90 percent, up 01 basis point after offering 30 billion rupees. 15.0 billion rupees of 12-month bills were sold at …See the Story
