Sri Lanka: Use of Fund Resources—Request for Emergency Assistance

March 8, 2005

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Sri Lanka: Use of Fund Resources—Request for Emergency Assistance, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2005) accessed November 21, 2024

Summary

This paper evaluates Sri Lanka’s Request for Emergency Assistance. The Sri Lankan authorities have requested a purchase in an amount of SDR 103.35 million under the IMF’s policy for emergency assistance related to natural disasters. In line with IMF policy for Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF)-eligible countries, they have also requested the provision of subsidies to reduce the rate of charge to concessional terms. Reconstruction and rehabilitation will support growth momentum in 2005.

Subject: Central banks, Emergency assistance, Foreign aid, Imports, International reserves, International trade, Monetary base, Money, Revenue administration

Keywords: Central Asia, CR, Debt payment, Emergency assistance, G-7, Global, Government, Impact of the tsunami, Imports, International reserves, ISCR, Monetary base, Reconstruction effort, Sri Lankan authorities, Tourism sector

Publication Details

Pages:

30
Volume:

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Series:

Country Report No. 2005/084
Stock No:

1LKAEA2005002
ISBN:

9781451823547
ISSN:

1934-7685

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