Deputy Minister Nalin Hewage’s statement that the country’s foreign reserves were only $20 million when the National People’s Power took over the government was questioned by journalists at the Cabinet press conference today.
Responding to this, Cabinet Spokesperson Nalinda Jayatissa said that the data presented by him, citing Central Bank reports, should be accepted. Accordingly, the Minister said that the country’s foreign reserves were $5.99 billion in September and $6.47 billion by October. And last march $ 6.51 billion .