“The ongoing developments will have an adverse effect on Sri Lanka as well, but we still expect the Sri Lankan economy to do better in 2020 than last year, and record a growth rate between 3.5%-4%.
The expected political stability after the elections and the presentation of the Budget will boost investor confidence further. The current conducive fiscal support and declining market interest rates are expected to compensate for the possible reduction of external demand to a great extent.” Prof. Lakshman said whilst addressing the media during a press meeting in Colombo yesterday (5).
Earlier, the CBSL projected Sri Lanka’s economic growth to exceed 4% in 2020 as there has been a notable improvement in business confidence caused by political stability and targeted measures taken by authorities to boost demand.
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