Sri Lanka forex reserves fall to USD 2,267 MN in Oct 2021

Sri Lanka’s gross official foreign exchange reserves fell to 2,267 million US dollars in October 2021, down 73 percent from August 2019 data show, when inflationary policy began with the central bank started buying bonds to target an output gap.

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2021-11-07

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