The Central Bank said on Thursday that the Monetary Policy Review: No. 05 of 2024, which was scheduled to be issued on September 20 has been rescheduled to Friday September 27.
Analysts said it would be interesting to see what the announcement would be – whether reducing interest rates or hiking it – a few days after the country has elected a new president (on September 21). It was unclear as to why the date of the announcement was changed.
Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa is due to vacate his official residence at Wijerama Mawatha, Colombo this morning, a Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) source said.
The Presidents’ Entitlements (Repeal) Bill was passed by a majority of 150 in parliament today. However the opposition MP’s were absent during the voting.
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