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Economy

In line with our expectations, the Sri Lankan rupee has edged steadily upwards in 2010 on the back of a stronger external balance sheet, fiscal improvements, and solid economic recovery... 2010-08-02


Economy

We expect President Mahinda Rajapaksa to remain unfazed by Western concerns about his human rights record. Indeed, with China and India committing investment funds, Rajapaksa has grown... 2010-07-08


Economy

We believe the suspension of preferential trade tariffs by the European Union underlines the growing risks to Sri Lanka's balance of payments position. With domestic demand roaring... 2010-07-07


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Economy

We maintain our forecast that the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) will begin its tightening cycle in Q410 as credit conditions turn increasingly inflationary. We are forecasting the... 2010-06-16


Economy

We still expect the Central Bank of Sri Lanka to begin hiking rates by the end of the year, in spite of consumer price inflation falling to a six-month low of 5.3% y-o-y in May. With... 2010-06-03


Economy

Unexpectedly strong import growth in the first two months of the year has prompted us to revise our balance of payments forecast. We now expect a trade deficit of US$5.0bn as compared... 2010-05-19


Economy

We expect the Central Bank of Sri Lanka to maintain its accommodative policy in 2010 as private sector credit growth has yet to post a convincing recovery. However, with inflation... 2010-04-07


Economy

We maintain our 5.4% real GDP growth forecast for 2010 in spite of the somewhat stronger-than-expected 6.2% y-o-y GDP expansion recorded in Q409. This is largely due to our expectations... 2010-03-31