Sri Lanka, Aug. 4 -- The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has announced that it tightened its monetary policy stance during the first half of 2026 to safeguard price stability while maintaining stability in the external sector amid heightened global uncertainties.

The observations were made in the Market Operations Report (MOR) for June 2026, released by the CBSL's Market Operations Department on 31 July. The report provides an overview of the Central Bank's monetary and foreign exchange operations carried out under the Flexible Inflation Targeting (FIT) framework, supported by the flexible exchange rate regime.

According to the report, the tightening of monetary policy, together with macroprudential and foreign exchange-related measure...