Sri Lanka central bank goes US$1.6bn in to the red in Nov 2021.

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Sri Lanka central bank goes US$1.6bn in to the red in Nov 2021.

Sri Lanka’s central bank has gone deeper into red in November 2021, with net foreign assets negative by around 1.6 billion dollars (-329.9 billion rupees), as money printing continued and reserves fell

Sri Lanka central bank goes US$1.6bn in to the red in Nov 2021

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2022-01-04

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