Sri Lanka, Jan. 8 -- The Central Bank has announced that Gross Official Reserves (GOR) surged to over US dollars 6.8 billion by the end of 2025, marking the highest level of reserves recorded since the economic crisis.
This was largely supported by US dollars 2.0 billion in net foreign exchange purchases made by the Central Bank (on value date basis) from the domestic foreign exchange market, along with some proceeds from multilateral agencies. Substantial net foreign exchange purchases in 2025, followed net purchases made by the Central Bank from the domestic foreign exchange market, in 2023 and 2024 amounting to US dollars 1.7 billion and US dollars 2.8 billion, respectively.
The achievement is particularly significant as it was reached...