COLOMBO (News 1st); The Central Bank of Sri Lanka has reassured its commitment to ensuring the availability of foreign exchange within the banking system for the importation of essential goods, including the food items, in the ensuing period, against the backdrop of the looming food crisis.

Issuing a release, the CBSL states that arrangements are being worked out to ensure that the restrictions imposed on payment terms would not cause shortages of essential goods, including food items, and they would not result in any hindrances to manufacturers of export goods.

The full release with the necessary arrangements made is as follows;

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