CB says all June-end IMF loan targets met

Reuters: Sri Lanka has met all June-end targets set by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for the last tranche of a $ 2.6 billion loan, Central Bank Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal said on Friday.

“We have met all the targets. Net domestic financing, net internal reserves and reserve money targets have been met,”” Cabraal told Reuters.

After concluding a two-week assessment, an IMF mission on 15 June said Sri Lanka’s policy measures including policy rate hikes, flexible exchange rate and credit restrictions have been yielding results.

If satisfied, the global lender will disburse the last tranche of the $ 2.6 billion loan – around $ 420 million – by mid July.

Currency dealers in the last two weeks said the rupee currency, which hit a fresh record low on Thursday, has been under severe pressure as the Central Bank continuously bought dollars to meet the net internal reserves target.