Reform efforts are bearing fruit with the economy starting to recover, inflation remaining low, revenue collection improving, and reserves continuing to accumulate. Performance under the program, the design of which benefitted from the 2021 Article IV recommendations, has been strong. Nevertheless, the economy is still vulnerable and the path to debt sustainability remains knife-edge. Sri Lanka faces considerable uncertainties associated with the upcoming presidential elections and ongoing debt restructuring. Sustaining the reform momentum is critical to safeguarding the hard-earned gains and ensuring Sri Lanka can emerge from one of its most severe economic crises.
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- Format
- Paper
- Frequency
- regular
- ISBN
- 9798400279478
- ISSN
- 1934-7685
- Pages
- 159
- Published in
- United States of America
- Series
- Country Report No. 2024/161
- StockNumber
- 1LKAEA2024001