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: 189 countries
- Sri Lanka joined the Fund in August 29, 1950
- Quota: SDR 413.40 million
- Outstanding Purchases and Loans: Stand-by Arrangements SDR 826.80 million
- 2014 Article IV Consultation and Second Post-Program Monitoring Discussion-Staff Report
- Selected Macroeconomic Indicators for Sri Lanka ; Updated in June, 2015
News and Highlights
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Money, Transformed: The Future of Currency in A Digital World
Finance and Development Magazine, June 2018
May 30, 2018
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Finance and Development, March 2018
March 8, 2018
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Blog: The Cost of Asia’s Aging
Chart of the Week Series
May 2, 2017
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Key Questions on Sri Lanka
November 18, 2016
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Asia and Pacific Spring 2015 Regional Economic Outlook Presentation
May 7, 2015
June 19, 2015
Sri Lanka and the IMF
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Transcript of IMF Press Briefing
January 17, 2019
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January 15, 2019
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Intergovernmental Group of Twenty Four on International Monetary Affairs and Development
October 11, 2018
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IMF Staff Concludes Visit to Sri Lanka to Discuss Progress of Economic Reform Program
September 27, 2018
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An Open Economy Quarterly Projection Model for Sri Lanka
June 25, 2018
Author/Editor:Chandranath Amarasekara | Rahul Anand | Kithsiri Ehelepola | Hemantha Ekanayake | Vishuddhi Jayawickrema | Sujeetha Jegajeevan | Csaba Kober | Tharindi Nugawela | Sergey Plotnikov | Adam Remo | Poongothai Venuganan | Rasika Yatigammana
Series:Working Paper No. 18/149
October 11, 2018
Asia has achieved remarkable economic success over the past five decades. Hundreds of millions of people have been lifted out of poverty, and successive waves of economies have made the transition to middle-income and even advanced-economy status. And whereas the region used to be almost entirely dependent on foreign know-how, several of its economies are now on the cutting edge of technological advance. Even more striking, all of this has happened within just a couple of generations, the product of a winning mix of integration with the global economy via trade and foreign direct investment (FDI), high savings rates, large investments in human and physical capital, and sound macroeconomic policies.
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