[Sri Lanka] - Foreign reserves are not used for car imports - Top financial expert

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Top economist Dhananath Fernando mentions that the nations foreign exchange reserves are not used to help with the import of motor
vehicles.When importing any goods to the country, foreign reserves are not used and instead cash made through exports are utilied, Fernando
noted.Speaking throughout a media instruction, economic expert Dhananath Fernando kept in mind If imports were to be used the reserves, Sri
Lankas reserve volume would never ever be sufficient.He said the countrys reserves are roughly around USD 6.6 billion, but Sri Lanka imports
goods worth over USD 20 billion each year
Imports can not take place through the reserves, Dhananath Fernando asserted.He included cars and other products are imported using the
funds the country earns through exports, the money from the tourist market services and from foreign remittances.However, if essential, it
is possible to carry out imports through the reserves, however there is no requirement to do so, economic expert Dhananath Fernando added.