Sri Lanka, Oct. 30 -- While reforms are progressing, it is important for Sri Lanka to stay the course and complete its homegrown reform program to fully stabilize the economy longer-term concerns, including those about 2028, should be viewed in perspective, Thomas Helbling, Deputy Director, Asia and Pacific Department told the Asia and Pacific Department Regional Economic Outlook held in Washington DC on Tuesday.

He said the IMF has also revised Sri Lanka growth to 3.1 percent next year. "The context you see is that Sri Lanka had a deep recession in 2022-2023 during the balance of payment crisis. So then, with the government embarked on a reform program that was supported by the IMF, there was a strong rebound in growth. So, last growth ...