Govt. should focus on reserve quality: Former CB Chief

The Government should concentrate on creating quality reserves by reducing the amount of inter-governmental financial arrangements, including swaps, and focus on structural reforms to improve Sri Lanka’s debt sustainability over the next five years, Economist and former Central Bank Governor Dr. Indrajit Coomaraswamy said recently.

http://www.ft.lk/top-story/Govt--should-focus-on-reserve-quality--Former-CB-Chief/26-714198/

DailyFT

2021-03-04

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