Vice President of Asian Development Bank (ADB) Shixin Chen now in Sri Lanka stated this when he called on Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena yeaterday (Dec. 5) at the Prime Minister’s Office in Colombo
Interest rates should begin to ease (strong guidance from the Governor). The very high premiums in the forex market has diminished. former central bank governor Dr Indrajit Coomaraswamy discoursed.
Sri Lankans, whose real incomes are getting hammered on a daily basis from soaring inflation, have turned to their credit cards, as there was a significant jump in the outstanding balance of credit cards in October from a month ago, when the financial and economic misery became more pronounced.
The Paris Club creditor nations are proposing a 10-year moratorium on Sri Lankan debt and another 15 years of debt restructuring as a formula to resolve the current financial crisis in the Island nation.