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Sri Lanka, IMF reach staff‑level agreement on 5th and 6th reviews
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff and the Sri Lankan authorities have reached a staff-level agreement on economic policies to
Summary
Economic growth reached 5 percent year-on-year in 2025, while inflation rebounded into positive territory, reaching 2.2 percent year-on-year in March 2026. Gross official reserves rose to US$7 billion by the end of March 2026.
What this story is about
People
- Cyclone Ditwah3
- Evan Papageorgiou2
- Anura Kumara Dissanayake
- billion).Sri Lanka
Organisations
- International Monetary Fund3
- IMF Executive Board3
- Extended Fund Facility2
- Sri Lankan Airlines2
- Executive Board2
- SDR2
- Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption
- Public Financial Management Act
Places
- Middle East3
- Sri Lankan3
- Sri Lanka3
- Building Back Better
- Southern Province
- Galle
Keywords
- level2
- staff2
- accumulate
- agreement
- economic
- policies
- progress
- million
- pricing
- reviews
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