Sri Lanka's Central Bank Keeps Policy Rate at 7.75% to Bring Inflation to Target

BY MT Newswires | ECONOMIC | 09/24/25 11:27 AM EDT

11:27 AM EDT, 09/24/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Sri Lanka's central bank (CBSL) said Wednesday its Monetary Policy Board decided to maintain the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) at the current level of 7.75%.

The Board arrived at Tuesday's decision after carefully considering both domestic and global developments, noted CBSL in its policy stament.

"The Board is of the view that the current monetary policy stance will support steering inflation towards the target of 5%," it added.

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