Sri Lanka eases monetary policy, sets new single benchmark rate

Sri Lanka eases monetary policy, sets new single benchmark rate

Sri Lanka's central bank set a new single policy rate of 8 per cent on Wednesday, easing monetary settings below previously used benchmarks, in an effort to shore up the island nation’s fragile recovery from a deep financial crisis. The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) said late on Tuesday that it will implement a single policy interest rate mechanism by introducing an overnight policy rate...

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