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Sri Lanka faced a widening current account deficit and difficult external bond repayments in this August 2020 assessment. Jonathan Fortun and coauthors identified substantial financing gaps across several scenarios, arguing that large support from official lenders would probably be needed. They stressed that such assistance could come with demanding adjustment conditions, connecting the external funding shortfall to the policy choices required to address it.
Abstract
Sri Lanka faced a widening current account deficit and difficult external bond repayments in this August 2020 assessment. Jonathan Fortun and coauthors identified substantial financing gaps across several scenarios, arguing that large support from official lenders would probably be needed. They stressed that such assistance could come with demanding adjustment conditions, connecting the external funding shortfall to the policy choices required to address it.
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Jonathan Fortun, Sergi Lanau, Yuanliu Hu (2020). Economic Views: Sri Lanka’s External Funding Gaps. Institute of International Finance.