There is no way that anyone can say that there has been any change in the lifestyle of people in their normal day-to-day activities, said State Minister of Finance, Capital Markets and State Enterprise Reforms Ajith Nivard Cabraal recently referring to the concerns raised with regard to the forex and essential items shortage in the country.

“…the overall business activities, as well as the commercial activities, are not in any way threatened as life goes on,” said Cabraal attempting to convince the people that the government is very much in control of the current economic situation.

The state minister highlighted that the government has used some “special balancing skills” to tackle the challenge of handling inflows in a manner that it can continue to maintain its services, other factors of the society, and commercial activities in a stable manner.

He stressed that the forex situation is being handled “very carefully”, since the activities of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) as well as the government are ensuring that new inflows are created in order to ensure that the country can have a stable rupee, alongside a stable reserve position.