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sanju351

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Sri Lanka get final IMF tranche, asked watch inflation, state firms
July 21, 2012 (LBO) - Sri Lanka should watch inflation, the budget gap and fix energy enterprise to the economy stable in the future the International Monetary Fund has said ending a three-year bailout program.
The IMF released a final 415 million US dollar tranche under a 2.5 billion US dollar bailout package, a somewhat unusual occurrence in Sri Lanka where bickering among the elected ruling class has earlier de-railed many programs half-way.

Sri Lanka runs into frequent balance of payments crises due to contradictory exchange and monetary policy involving manipulating interest rates by the Central Bank in the wake of excessive state spending, usually to manipulate energy prices.

The IMF program began with a BOP crisis which ended in 2009, was successful in pushing growth to above 8.0 percent and more importantly keeping inflation to single digits until early 2011.

But a failure to tighten monetary policy early, in face of massive state spending to manipulate energy prices from mid 2011 plunged the country to another balance of payment crissi.

Policy Corrections

But in February 2012 Sri Lanka's energy prices and interest rates were raised reducing damaging state interventions in the economy and allowing markets to put the economy back on track and a suspended IMF program resumed.

However the rupee fell due to the effect of money printed to sterilize foreign exchange sales, pushing up inflation, even as credit slowed.

"The current monetary policy stance is appropriate, and monetary conditions should remain firm in the near term given high headline inflation and possible second-round effects," IMF's deputy managing director Naoyuki Shinohara said in a statement.

"With a flexible exchange rate regime, monetary policy can increasingly focus on inflation control to achieve broader macroeconomic stability while allowing the exchange rate to act as a buffer for external shocks."

Sri Lanka has a so-called soft-pegged exchange rate regime where contradictory exchange and interest interventions are possible.

The central bank triggers a balance of payments crisis when it intervenes in the foreign exchange market and off-sets its contractionary effect on the monetary base and banking system by printing money (a sterilized foreign exchange sale) to buy Treasury bills.

Until 1951 under a so-called currency board law, printing money by purchasing Treasury bills (sterilized foreign exchange sales or central bank financing of deficits) was legally barred in Sri Lanka and the exchange rate was fixed and inflation was low.

Flexible Exchange rate

But if money is printed for whatever reason, the exchange rate has to be allowed to fall (a floating exchange rate) to prevent balance of payments crises from developing.

Conversely if monetary policy is kept tight (open market operations are directed at withdrawing liquidity) the exchange rate will appreciate.

Two weeks ago the Central Bank started to sterilize foreign exchange purchases, a practice which if continued will rapidly strengthen the exchange rate, analysts say.

Sri Lanka lost more than two billion US dollars of reserves until February with more than 200 billion rupees of money printed from around August 2011.

From February foreign reserve losses started to slow as sterilized foreign exchange sales reduced, though inflation rose due mainly to currency depreciation.

"Headline inflation has increased, but core inflation remains relatively stable, while tighter monetary and credit policies have begun slowing credit and import growth," Shinohara said.

"The external current account deficit is narrowing, and international reserves have stabilized."

"Foreign exchange market intervention should thus be limited to smoothing excessive volatility, and steps should be taken to gradually deepen the foreign exchange market."

Sri Lanka cut overnight open positions of banks, reducing the depth of the forex market making the exchange rate extremely volatile.

Such practices - which also forces dollars to be converted to rupees by sales to the monetary authority creating more liquidity and putting further downward pressure on pegs - are prevalent is most balance of payments prone countries.

Budget Gap

IMF said the budget gap is widening, partly due to higher interest payments, but authorities are committed to keeping the budget gap to a planned 6.2 percent of gross domestic product.

Last year a 7.0 percent of GDP gap was kept by making state enterprises, particularly energy enterprises run a 1.5 percent of GDP deficit, helping trigger the balance of payments crisis.

"The slowdown in economic activity and declining imports are adversely affecting fiscal revenues, while interest payments on government debt are higher than budgeted," Shinohara said.

"The authorities are committed to meeting their 2012 deficit target by restraining expenditure, but a redoubling of effort to strengthen revenue administration is needed.

"Furthermore, continued structural reforms are required to put state-owned energy enterprises on a sound financial footing."

Analysts have called for a transparent pricing formula for energy to prevent arbitrary ruler interventions from triggering balance of payments crises, high inflation and currency depreciation and eventually even a banking crisis if high rates persist.

Going Forward

The IMF said an ongoing financial sector assessment program is looking at potential problems in the banking sector.

"The authorities should remain vigilant for systemic risks, and recommendations in the update can be used to strengthen the financial system further," Shinohara said.

"The Sri Lankan authorities have undertaken substantial macroeconomic policy adjustments to stabilize reserves.

IMF said it is looking at a follow up program. Sri Lankan authorities have also said they would like to have a surveillance program after the current program ends.

Rating agencies which give Sri Lanka a 'BB' level credit, slightly below investment grade are also expecting an IMF program to spending and inflation in line.

"It will be important to continue macroeconomic stabilization and structural reforms efforts, in particular maintaining exchange rate flexibility while building international reserves, given the uncertain global outlook," Shihonara said.

"A successor arrangement with the Fund would provide valuable support to the authorities in these endeavors."

The IMF was a useful confident booster to prevent foreign capital from fleeing as authorities were forced to take corrective action to stabilize the economy and thereby protect the people from further harm coming from energy price interventions.

Fleeing foreign capital can transform an energy price manipulation driven crisis, which is essentially confined to the current account, to a capital account problem. When capital flees extremely steep economic downturns are triggered.

Update III


.. This will effect the CSE and the USD will come down ...
..HE President too wanted the CSE to become a performing market ...
..Things looks positive ...
..............................Monday will be Dark Green ................................... alien alien alien alien alien alien alien alien alien

Malika1990

Malika1990
Senior Vice President - Equity Analytics
Senior Vice President - Equity Analytics

sanju351 wrote:Sri Lanka get final IMF tranche, asked watch inflation, state firms
July 21, 2012 (LBO) - Sri Lanka should watch inflation, the budget gap and fix energy enterprise to the economy stable in the future the International Monetary Fund has said ending a three-year bailout program.
The IMF released a final 415 million US dollar tranche under a 2.5 billion US dollar bailout package, a somewhat unusual occurrence in Sri Lanka where bickering among the elected ruling class has earlier de-railed many programs half-way.

Sri Lanka runs into frequent balance of payments crises due to contradictory exchange and monetary policy involving manipulating interest rates by the Central Bank in the wake of excessive state spending, usually to manipulate energy prices.

The IMF program began with a BOP crisis which ended in 2009, was successful in pushing growth to above 8.0 percent and more importantly keeping inflation to single digits until early 2011.

But a failure to tighten monetary policy early, in face of massive state spending to manipulate energy prices from mid 2011 plunged the country to another balance of payment crissi.

Policy Corrections

But in February 2012 Sri Lanka's energy prices and interest rates were raised reducing damaging state interventions in the economy and allowing markets to put the economy back on track and a suspended IMF program resumed.

However the rupee fell due to the effect of money printed to sterilize foreign exchange sales, pushing up inflation, even as credit slowed.

"The current monetary policy stance is appropriate, and monetary conditions should remain firm in the near term given high headline inflation and possible second-round effects," IMF's deputy managing director Naoyuki Shinohara said in a statement.

"With a flexible exchange rate regime, monetary policy can increasingly focus on inflation control to achieve broader macroeconomic stability while allowing the exchange rate to act as a buffer for external shocks."

Sri Lanka has a so-called soft-pegged exchange rate regime where contradictory exchange and interest interventions are possible.

The central bank triggers a balance of payments crisis when it intervenes in the foreign exchange market and off-sets its contractionary effect on the monetary base and banking system by printing money (a sterilized foreign exchange sale) to buy Treasury bills.

Until 1951 under a so-called currency board law, printing money by purchasing Treasury bills (sterilized foreign exchange sales or central bank financing of deficits) was legally barred in Sri Lanka and the exchange rate was fixed and inflation was low.

Flexible Exchange rate

But if money is printed for whatever reason, the exchange rate has to be allowed to fall (a floating exchange rate) to prevent balance of payments crises from developing.

Conversely if monetary policy is kept tight (open market operations are directed at withdrawing liquidity) the exchange rate will appreciate.

Two weeks ago the Central Bank started to sterilize foreign exchange purchases, a practice which if continued will rapidly strengthen the exchange rate, analysts say.

Sri Lanka lost more than two billion US dollars of reserves until February with more than 200 billion rupees of money printed from around August 2011.

From February foreign reserve losses started to slow as sterilized foreign exchange sales reduced, though inflation rose due mainly to currency depreciation.

"Headline inflation has increased, but core inflation remains relatively stable, while tighter monetary and credit policies have begun slowing credit and import growth," Shinohara said.

"The external current account deficit is narrowing, and international reserves have stabilized."

"Foreign exchange market intervention should thus be limited to smoothing excessive volatility, and steps should be taken to gradually deepen the foreign exchange market."

Sri Lanka cut overnight open positions of banks, reducing the depth of the forex market making the exchange rate extremely volatile.

Such practices - which also forces dollars to be converted to rupees by sales to the monetary authority creating more liquidity and putting further downward pressure on pegs - are prevalent is most balance of payments prone countries.

Budget Gap

IMF said the budget gap is widening, partly due to higher interest payments, but authorities are committed to keeping the budget gap to a planned 6.2 percent of gross domestic product.

Last year a 7.0 percent of GDP gap was kept by making state enterprises, particularly energy enterprises run a 1.5 percent of GDP deficit, helping trigger the balance of payments crisis.

"The slowdown in economic activity and declining imports are adversely affecting fiscal revenues, while interest payments on government debt are higher than budgeted," Shinohara said.

"The authorities are committed to meeting their 2012 deficit target by restraining expenditure, but a redoubling of effort to strengthen revenue administration is needed.

"Furthermore, continued structural reforms are required to put state-owned energy enterprises on a sound financial footing."

Analysts have called for a transparent pricing formula for energy to prevent arbitrary ruler interventions from triggering balance of payments crises, high inflation and currency depreciation and eventually even a banking crisis if high rates persist.

Going Forward

The IMF said an ongoing financial sector assessment program is looking at potential problems in the banking sector.

"The authorities should remain vigilant for systemic risks, and recommendations in the update can be used to strengthen the financial system further," Shinohara said.

"The Sri Lankan authorities have undertaken substantial macroeconomic policy adjustments to stabilize reserves.

IMF said it is looking at a follow up program. Sri Lankan authorities have also said they would like to have a surveillance program after the current program ends.

Rating agencies which give Sri Lanka a 'BB' level credit, slightly below investment grade are also expecting an IMF program to spending and inflation in line.

"It will be important to continue macroeconomic stabilization and structural reforms efforts, in particular maintaining exchange rate flexibility while building international reserves, given the uncertain global outlook," Shihonara said.

"A successor arrangement with the Fund would provide valuable support to the authorities in these endeavors."

The IMF was a useful confident booster to prevent foreign capital from fleeing as authorities were forced to take corrective action to stabilize the economy and thereby protect the people from further harm coming from energy price interventions.

Fleeing foreign capital can transform an energy price manipulation driven crisis, which is essentially confined to the current account, to a capital account problem. When capital flees extremely steep economic downturns are triggered.

Update III


.. This will effect the CSE and the USD will come down ...
..HE President too wanted the CSE to become a performing market ...
..Things looks positive ...
..............................Monday will be Dark Green ................................... alien alien alien alien alien alien alien alien alien


is Above Highlighted part also published by LBO

3The IMF released a final 415 million US dollar tranche  - Empty IMF approves $415 m loan‎ to SL Sat Jul 21, 2012 3:57 pm

ddindika

ddindika
Manager - Equity Analytics
Manager - Equity Analytics

The International Monetary Fund on Friday approved a final disbursement of $415 million to Sri Lanka and said its economy has been set on a more sustainable footing by its government's tough new monetary and fiscal policies.

The global lender approved the last tranche of a $2.6 billion loan to Sri Lanka during a board meeting in Washington and said a follow-up loan program would help support the government's policy plans.

"The right policies have been implemented and the fundamentals of the economy have been set on a more sustainable footing," Koshy Mathai, Sri Lanka's IMF resident representative told a forum in Colombo late on Thursday.

He said the new policy measures had minimised unforeseen future shocks to the $59 billion economy.

"Good times are here in the sense that we can see a future of more sustainable growth, more sustainable progress for the country without any fear that there are going to be problems cropping up underneath."

Sri Lanka has implemented tough monetary and fiscal policies early this year mainly to avert a balance-of-payments crisis by reducing its trade deficit.

Since February, the central bank has raised policy rates twice to more than two-and-a-half year highs, allowed flexibility in the rupee currency, and limited bank credit to make imports expensive. The rupee has depreciated more than 16 percent since November.

The government also raised fuel prices and taxes on many imports, pushing up the prices of local goods and services.

"We now have an economy that is underpinned by good policy fundamentals, we now have the commitment by the central bank and the government to run policies in a flexible way," Mathai said.

"These are all shock absorbers for the economy. And when we are hit by shocks from the outside world...especially at these uncertain global times, it's useful to have policy flexibility so that we can respond."

The tough policy measures drove year-on-year inflation to a 41-month high of 9.3 percent last month, trimming the IMF's growth forecast to 6.75 percent from its earlier estimate of 7.5 percent.

However, Mathai said, the inflation spike was not a concern.(Reuters)

"I don't want to get too troubled on that, because we see it as more of an increase in the price level rather than an increase in inflationary momentum (that) is going to continue month after month."(Reuters)http://www.dailymirror.lk/news/20475-imf-approves-415-m-loan-to-sl.html

Redbulls

Redbulls
Director - Equity Analytics
Director - Equity Analytics

AFP – 4 hours ago
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Sri Lanka announced the completion of a $2.6 billion IMF (Berlin: MXG1.BE - news) bailout, but it was seeking fresh loans to support an economy emerging from decades of ethnic war.

The International Monetary Fund on Friday released the final instalment of the bailout agreed in July 2009, two months after Colombo defeated Tamil rebels in a major offensive to end the drawn-out conflict.

The drawing down the final instalment of the bailout package marked the longest engagement Sri Lanka has had with the IMF and the single largest facility from a multilateral institution, the Central Bank (Other OTC: CBSU.PK - news) of Sri Lanka said.

"Sri Lankan authorities now look forward to the continued close engagement with the IMF and intend to discuss the possibility of financial support for its economic development agenda..." the bank said in a statement.

It did not say how much Sri Lanka hoped to secure from the IMF by way of fresh loans, but finance ministry sources said Colombo was looking at more than $500 million as a first step.

The original July 2009 IMF bailout was secured when the island's foreign reserves had dropped to a dangerously low level of $1 billion, or just sufficient to support a couple of week's imports.

Since then, Sri Lanka has built up reserves which could finance imports of up to three and a half months, according to the bank.

However, a $10 billion trade deficit at the end of last year caused the local currency to depreciate by about 18 percent this year.

Last week, Sri Lanka raised $1 billion through a bond issue that was over subscribed by a record 10.5 fold despite volatility in global markets, according to the central bank.

Sri Lanka's economy grew 8.3 percent last year, up from 8.0 percent in 2010, the first full year after government forces crushed the Tamil Tiger rebels.

However, the IMF has said it forecasts Sri Lanka's economy to grow at a slower rate this year.
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