The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) kept its policy rates on hold today, as expected. Growth slowed at the start of the year due to heavy floods, while headline inflation has been trending lower and is likely to continue doing so. The upshot is that the CBSL will probably keep its interest rates on hold until 2012 rather than hike later this year as we had previously forecast.
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