Inflation ( CCPI)-2.1% (Nov 2024)
GDP4.7% (2Q 2024)
Unemployment4.5% (1Q 2024)
3M T-Bill Rate8.73%
12M T-Bill Rate9.08%
2Y T-Bond Rate9.40%/ 9.50%
4Y T-Bond Rate10.55% / 10.65%
USD/LKR290/291
Reserves $6.46Bn (Nov 2024)
Cum. Trade Deficit $4,762 Mn (Oct 2024 cumulative)
Cum. Fiscal DeficitLKR 970Bn (Sep 2024 cumulative)

Sri Lanka passes through the initial deadline to complete the DDO/DDR

IMF & Sri LankaJul 31, 2023
Sri Lanka passes through the initial deadline to complete the DDO/DDR

Sri Lanka planned to execute the DDO/DDR within a month as it does not apply to a wider range of investors. Most of the Government securities proposed for restructuring are held by EPF/ ETF/CBSL and SLDBs within a few banks.

But out of Superannuation funds, EPF holds 80%, ETF 11%, and Public Service Provident Fund 2%. It is learned that about 117 small-scale approved Pension and Provident Funds (APPFs) exist that are managed by the private sector as of the end of 2022.

Meanwhile, out of SLDBs 87.5% are held by local banks and the rest is with domestic and non-resident institutions and individuals.

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