Sri Lanka's rupee fell to a new historic low today of 180.40 against the dollar as the country's political crisis continues.
According to data published by Refinitiv Eikon the rupee has fallen 17.2 percent this year.
Last week the finance ministry sought to reassure lenders that debt repayments would be made amid increasing concern of economic collapse.
The International Monetary Fund has confirmed that discussions regarding its next loan tranche to Sri Lanka had been delayed due to the island’s deteriorating political crisis.
The former finance minister, Mangala Samaraweera warned "Sri Lanka is on the brink of economic anarchy and chaos as never experienced before."
Moody's last week downgraded Sri Lanka from B1 negative to B2 stable.
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