COLOMBO, July 25 (Xinhua) -- The Sri Lankan authorities' economic reform program is yielding commendable outcomes with real GDP growing by 4.8 percent year-on-year in the first quarter of 2025, outperforming expectations, Evan Papageorgiou, mission chief of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for Sri Lanka, said on Friday.
He said headline inflation was at -1.1 percent year-on-year in the second quarter of 2025 and is gradually returning to target. Gross international reserves stood at 6 billion U.S. dollars at the end of June, while tax revenue collection continued improving, supported by strong performance in VAT and taxes on imported motor vehicles.
