Sri Lankan Officials Complete IMF-Backed Debt Sustainability Program 📈

• Overview: A 5-day capacity building course on the Sovereign Risk and Debt Sustainability Framework (SRDSF) was held at Taj Samudra, Colombo from September 7–11 as part of the IMF’s technical assistance program. • Key Institutions Involved: Organized by the IMF South Asia Regional Training and Technical Assistance Center (SARTTAC), bringing together international participants alongside local officials from the Public Debt Management Office (PDMO) and the Central Bank of Sri Lanka. • Core Focus & Objectives: • Enhance technical capabilities to evaluate sovereign risks and assess public debt sustainability. • Measure the impact of macroeconomic and financing shocks on national debt. • Adopt international best practices to support sound, evidence-based public debt management decisions.