Inflation rate rose to 1.5 percent year on year in April from 0.9 percent in March, accordign to the Statistics Department. The Colombo Consumer Price Index,...
Sri Lanka’s inflation, measured by the National Consumer Price Index, increased to 6.5 percent in January from 4.2 percent reported in December 2023, the Department of...
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka released the Monetary Policy Report – February 2024 in keeping with the requirements of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka...
On year-on-year basis, headline inflation increased to 6.4 per cent in January 2024 from 4.0 per cent in December 2023. Further, the Food inflation recorded 3.3...
From June to November 2023, the Central Bank had reduced the Standing Deposit Facility Rate (SDFR) and the Standing Lending Facility Rate (SLFR) by about 6.5...
On year-on-year basis, National Consumer Price Index (NCPI) based headline inflation increased to 2.8 per cent in November 2023 from 1.0 per cent in October 2023,...
Sri Lanka’s inflation, based on the National Consumer Price Index (NCPI), increased to 2.8 percent in November, from 1 percent reported in October, the Department of...
(An article based on the Keynote Address delivered by Dr. P. Nandalal Weerasinghe, Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, recently at the Annual Research...
The Monetary Board of the Central Bank has decided to reduce the Standing Deposit Facility Rate and the Standing Lending Facility Rate by 200 basis points...
By Hiran H. Senewiratne Sri Lanka’s inflation level will come down to single digits of between 4 to 6 percent before the end of the year....