COLOMBO (Reuters) -Sri Lanka’s central bank kept its overnight policy rate unchanged on Wednesday to support steady growth ahead of the country’s budget and the visit of a delegation from the International Monetary Fund for its latest review.

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka held the overnight policy rate at 7.75%.

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, who also serves as finance minister, will present the 2026 budget on November 7, which is expected to outline plans for record capital expenditure.

(Reporting by Uditha Jayasinghe, editing by YP Rajesh)

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