The Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka Ajith Nivard Cabraal has alleged that people who complained that Sri Lanka would not be able to pay its international sovereign bonds due on the 22nd are now shouting that it should not be paid when it is ready to pay.
Meanwhile, Sri Lanka’s imports have increased from US $ 19.9 billion in 2019, US $ 16.1 billion in 2020 to US $ 21.6 billion in 2021, he said.