Sri Lanka, June 12 -- The Central Bank of Sri Lanka says the Sri Lankan rupee has depreciated by around 8% against the US dollar between January 1 and June 9.

In 2025 as well, the rupee fell by 5.6% against the dollar, while a slight appreciation of 0.2% was recorded in the first two months of this year.

This was revealed during a special briefing for Members of Parliament on the current economic situation, chaired by Central Bank Governor Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe.

The Governor said the main reasons for the rupee's decline were high import costs for fuel, vehicles and other goods, as well as reduced foreign exchange inflows from sectors such as tourism.

He also noted that exporters delaying conversion of dollar earnings into rupees, a...