This web page presents information about the work of the IMF in Sri Lanka, including the activities of the IMF Resident Representative Office. Additional information can be found on the Sri Lanka and IMF country page, including IMF reports and Executive Board documents that deal with Sri Lanka.
At a Glance : Sri Lanka's Relations with the IMF
- Current IMF membership: 190 countries
- Sri Lanka joined the Fund in August 29, 1950
- Quota: SDR 578.8 million
- Outstanding Purchases and Loans: Stand-by Arrangements SDR 847.50 million
- 2021 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka and the IMF
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Transcript of IMF Press Briefing
May 16, 2024
Good morning, everyone, both to those of us here in person and also those joining us online. Welcome to this IMF Press Briefing. I am Julie Kozack, Director of Communications at the IMF. As usual, this briefing is embargoed until 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time in the U.S. I will start with some announcements and then we'll move to your questions in person, on Webex, or through the Press Center.
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Transcript of Press Briefing: Asia Pacific Department Regional Economic Outlook April 2024
April 30, 2024
Good morning, everyone. Thank you for attending the IMF's press briefing on the release of the Regional Economic Outlook for Asia and Pacific. I'm Huong Lan (Pinky) Vu from the Communications Department, and joining me today are two speakers. The gentleman next to me, Krishna Srinivasan, Director of the Asia and Pacific Department, and the gentleman on my far left, Thomas Helbling, Deputy Director of the Asia and Pacific Department.
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Transcript of Asia Pacific Department April 2024 Press Briefing
April 18, 2024
: Good morning, everyone. Thank you for attending the IMF's press briefing on the Regional Economic Outlook for Asia and Pacific. I'm Huong Lan (Pinky) Vu from the Communications Department at the IMF, and joining me today is Krishna Srinivasan, Director of the Asia and Pacific Department at the IMF.
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April 12, 2024
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Transcript of IMF Press Briefing
April 4, 2024
Good morning, everyone, both to those of you here with us in person and to those joining us online. Welcome to the IMF press briefing. I am Julie Kozak, Director of the Communications Department. As usual, this briefing will be embargoed until 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time in the United States.
April 29, 2024
Growth in Asia and the Pacific outperformed expectations in late 2023, reaching 5.0 percent for the year. Inflation has continued to decline, albeit at varying speeds: some economies are still seeing sustained price pressures, while others are facing deflationary risks.In 2024, growth is projected to slow modestly to 4.5 percent. Near-term risks are now broadly balanced, as global disinflation and the prospect of monetary easing have increased the likelihood of a soft landing. Spillovers from a deeper property sector correction in China remain an important risk, however, while geoeconomic fragmentation clouds medium-term prospects. Given the diverse inflation landscape, central bank policies need to calibrate policies carefully to domestic needs. Fiscal consolidation should accelerate to contain debt burdens and debt service cost, in order to preserve budgetary space for addressing structural challenges, including population aging and climate change.
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