## Sri Lanka: Third Post-Program Monitoring Discussion-Staff Report; Press Release; and Statement by the Executive Director for Sri Lanka

_IMF Staff Country Reports, December 10, 2015_

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## Bibliographic details
- Published: December 10, 2015
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781513500171.002

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### Overview
- Focus: Sri Lanka’s Third Post-Program Monitoring Discussion.
- Publication date on page: December 10, 2015.
- Document type: IMF Staff Country Report.

### Macroeconomic performance and growth
- Recent macroeconomic performance described as "generally been strong but risks appear to be on the rise."
- Real GDP growth registered 7.4 percent in 2014.
- Growth characterized as broad-based, with the exception of agriculture.
- Agriculture performance affected by drought early in the year and heavy rains and flooding in the fourth quarter.

### Prices and inflation
- Price pressures have been contained.
- Headline inflation declined to 2.1 percent by end-year.
- Core inflation declined to 1.2 percent by end-year.

### Outlook and risks
- The outlook is described as "broadly stable but set against heightened downside risks."

### Subjects and keywords (as listed)
- Subjects: Budget planning and preparation, Central banks, Credit, Imports, Inflation, International reserves, Money, Prices, Public financial management (PFM), Revenue administration.
- Keywords: Budget planning and preparation, Central Asia, core inflation, CR, Credit, credit growth, deficit target, Europe, Global, government, growth momentum, headline inflation, Inflation, inflation expectation, International reserves, ISCR.

### Key statistics (preserved exactly)
- Real GDP growth: 7.4 percent (2014)
- Headline inflation: 2.1 percent (by end-year)
- Core inflation: 1.2 percent (by end-year)
- Pages: 36
- Volume: 2015
- Issue: 335

*Source: Sri Lanka: Third Post-Program Monitoring Discussion-Staff Report; Press Release; and Statement by the Executive Director for Sri Lanka (IMF Staff Country Reports), December 10, 2015.*

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