Browsing FactCheck by Subject "Central Bank of Sri Lanka – CBSL"

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    • Bandula Gunawardana: Debt 

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      FactCheck       (www.factcheck.lk, 1/20/2022)
      FALSE: The debt stood at 2 trillion when Mahinda Rajapaksa took over the country. It stood at 7 trillion at the time he handed over the country. The debt only rose by 5 trillion in [those] 10 years. [But] The debt stood ...

    • Bandula Gunawardane: Total Exports 

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      FactCheck       (www.factcheck.lk, 2/3/2022)
      PARTLY TRUE: Sri Lanka increased exports by 23% amidst challenging environment faced both locally and globally. Total exports are USD 12.3 billion in 2020 and USD15.12 billion in 2021. - Bandula Gunawardane, Official ...

    • Eran Wickramaratne: Reserves 

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      FactCheck       (www.factcheck.lk, 2/24/2022)
      TRUE: Compared to 2019 and 2021, the decrease in foreign reserves is 80% in Sri Lanka. But other countries in the [South Asian] region have seen an escalation of their reserves. - Eran Wickramaratne, Daily FT, 25 January 2022