Sri Lanka expects $250 million to its dwindling FX Reserves from Bangladesh in Crucial July
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka is expecting a $250 million boost from its dwindling foreign exchnage reservers from the Bangladesh Bank in July. “Inflows expected to the Central Bank…
Sri Lanka’s FX reserves hit a new low of $ 4.02 billion in May
Sri Lanka’s gross official foreign exchange reserves tumbled to $ 4.02 billion at end of May from $4.5 billion a month ago as the country faces $3.5 billion external debt…
Fitch Ratings Expects IMF Board to Approve Proposed SDR allocation in August
Fitch expects the new general special drawing rights (SDR) allocation to be approved by the IMF’s board of governors, likely in August. The move will raise foreign exchange reserves for…
Sri Lanka to Secure $200m currency swap facility from Bangladesh to maintain FX Reserve
The Bangladesh Bank board on Sunday approved in principle a draft $200-million currency swap deal with Sri Lanka, which is struggling to maintain a moderate foreign exchange reserve. The currency…
Sri Lanka seeks $2.2 bn from China as reserves shrink
Sri Lanka is seeking $2.2 billion from Chinese banks, the government said Thursday, in echoes of a borrowing binge more than a decade ago that resulted in the country having…