Sri Lanka’s foreign reserves reach USD 7.09 billion in October

November 8, 2026 at 11:23 AM
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Sri Lanka’s gross official reserves reached USD 7.09 billion at the end of October 2026, according to the latest Weekly Economic Indicators report released by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL).

The Central Bank said gross official reserves were provisionally estimated at USD 7,086 million as of the end of October.

The reserve figure includes proceeds from the swap arrangement with the People’s Bank of China.

Meanwhile, the Central Bank reported that it had made net foreign exchange purchases amounting to USD 191 million from the domestic foreign exchange market during October.

Despite the reserve position, the Sri Lankan rupee recorded a year-to-date depreciation of 6.7% against the US dollar as of November 6, 2026.

The figures were published in the Central Bank’s Weekly Economic Indicators report released on November 6. (Newswire)