Rupee Vulnerable to Further Depreciation

We foresee the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) pursuing a policy of gradual rupee depreciation in 2009 as the currency comes under pressure from an elevated current account deficit and an increasingly expansionary monetary policy. Our end-09 exchange rate target is LKR115.00/US$, although downside risks stem from a possible balance-of-payments crisis.

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