Sri Lanka Forex Reserves US$6,243mn in Sept 2025, Stagnant for 11 Months

Sri Lanka forex reserves US$6,243mn in Sept 2025, stagnant for 11 months

ECONMYNEXT – Sri Lankas foreign reserves were 6,243 million US dollars in September 2025, up 77 million US dollars from a month earlier, but reserve have been stagnant for 11 months, official data show. Sri Lanka’s central bank has cut rates, amid warnings that flexible inflation targeting is a spurious statistical doctrine that rejects classical economics and a note-issue bank that has obligations to provide reserves cannot cut rates on a histo…

Sri Lanka's foreign reserves rise to USD 6.24 Billion in September 2025

(Photo by Christoph Theisinger on Unsplash) Sri Lanka’s official reserve assets increased by 1.1% to USD 6.24 billion in September 2025, compared to USD 6.17 billion in August 2025, according to the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL). However, the CBSL noted that this figure includes proceeds from the swap arrangement with the People’s Bank of China (PBOC), amounting to around USD 1.4 billion, which are subject to certain usability conditions. The…