COLOMBO (NewsRadio); State Minister of Finance Shehan Semasinghe says the economy is gradually stabilizing due to the decisions taken by the government.
State Minister Semasinghe noted that due to the challenging decisions taken by the government, Sri Lanka’s economy is heading towards stabilization.
He said the reduction in headline inflation in consecutive months is an indication that the economy is heading in the right directions.
Headline inflation, as measured by the year-on-year change in the Colombo Consumer Price Index has decreased to 57.2 percent in December from 61.0 percent in November, recording the lowest reading in the second half of 2022.
The Central Bank said following a similar trend, the Food inflation also decreased to 64.4 percent in December from 73.7 percent in November.
Meanwhile, the Non-Food inflation has reduced to 53.4 percent in December from 54.5 percent in November.
Two senior officials of the Central bank also confirmed to NewsRadio that the headline inflation is expected to reduce further in the next few months.
Meanwhile, speaking to NewsRadio, State Minister Shehan Semasinghe also stressed that the government is confident of securing the bailout package from the International Monetary Fund in the first quarter of 2023.
The government has already secured a staff-level agreement with the IMF and now waiting for bilateral lenders to grant financing assurance.
