COLOMBO: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has urged Sri Lanka’s central bank to rebuild international reserves, while maintaining exchange rate flexibility, and to be ready to tighten monetary policy if credit growth or inflation do not abate.
Following its second review of a US$1.5bil three-year loan programme, the IMF also said its mission and Sri Lankan authorities discussed the need to push forward with reforms due to an uncertain external environment.
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