📈 CBSL Resumes Net Dollar Purchases in June

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) returned to being a net buyer of foreign exchange in June 2026 as pressure on the rupee eased, reversing the net sales seen in May. • Overall Interventions: CBSL purchased US$ 96.3 Mn and sold US$ 25.8 Mn, resulting in a net purchase of US$ 70.5 Mn for June. This successfully reversed May’s net sale of over US$ 211 Mn (which had marked the first net sale in 22 months). • First-Half Cumulative Figures: Total cumulative net foreign exchange purchases reached US$ 556.4 Mn for 1H 2026. This follows a record net purchase of US$ 2.00 Bn across the full year of 2025. • National Reserves Context: Gross official reserves were provisionally estimated at US$ 6.88 Bn as of end-May 2026, a figure that includes proceeds from the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) swap arrangement.