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Incentive package to be announced
Failed bond auctions effectively monetize past deficits
Services included but remmittances
From Dec 2019 to Sept 2021 the central bank has printed Rs1.467 trillion triggering around US$5bn in reserve losses
If needed we will take action to get support from the IMF
The problem cannot be solved simply by going to the IMF
Sri Lanka's banking system is strong despite a rise in bad loans and the central bank will use all tools to maintain fin...
The opposition Samagi Jana Balavegaya has written to the Auditor General pointing out what they term as “three instanc...
Sri Lanka's central bank defended its money printing, which led to forex shortages and fears of repaying foreign debt le...
Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has requested a 1.1 billion foreign exchange swap from India and also invited a...
Profits at Sri Lanka's central bank plunged 60 percent to 55 billion rupees in 2019 from 137 billion rupees in 2018 as t...
The lack of a coherent policy framework is hurting the sovereign rating and also potential lenders who may want to finan...
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is saying his decision to ban the import of Ethanol will stand and he “will not rescind t...
Sri Lanka's private credit picked up to 25 billion rupees in January 2020, from just 0.3 billion rupees in December, whi...
Sri Lanka's foreign reserves have dropped 353 million US dollars to 7,179 million US dollars, official data show, after ...
Sri Lanka's central bank said it had cut the policy rate at which it injects printed money to markets by 50 basis points...
| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| US Dollar | 365.000 | 377.4967 |
| UK Pound | 467.5760 | 467.1937 |
| Euro | 403.6233 | 400.9370 |
| Aus Dollar | 269.0664 | 270.5633 |
| Yen | 2.9308 | 2.8886 |
| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| Indian Rupee | 4.6485 | 4.6497 |
| Korea Won | 0.2797 | 0.2801 |
| Oman Rial | 935.0528 | 935.0528 |
| Saudi Riyal | 95.9744 | 95.9718 |
| UAE Dirham | 98.0112 | 98.0112 |
| pts | % | |
|---|---|---|
| S&P SL20 | 2,669.73 | 5.52% |
| CSE All Share | 8,156.45 | 5.18% |
| Turnover Rs million | 2,180,675,756 | 1,193,171,490 |
| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| 3-m bill | 21.10 | 20.83 |
| 6-m bill | 21.68 | 21.71 |
| 12-m bill | 22.39 | 22.41 |
| 5-yr bond | 21.89 | 21.27 |
| 8-yr bond | 21.78 | 21.60 |
| today | yesterday | |
|---|---|---|
| Overnight Money | 14.50 | 14.50 |
| Gilt Repo | 14.50 | 14.50 |
| I-m SLIBOR | - | - |
Sri Lanka has extended a deadline for Coronavirus credit relief for Coronavirus affected businesses from a central bank ...
Sri Lanka has printed more money in the week ending April 30 after under-selling Treasury bills at the weekly auction, o...
Sri Lanka’s economy is among the worst affected by the current COVID 19 crisis, according to a ranking published by th...
Sri Lanka's government finances which had started to deteriorate before a Coronavirus pandemic, had been compounded with...
A key domestic asset stock of Sri Lanka' central bank went up by over 8 billion rupees to 291 billion rupees on April 24...
Fitch Ratings had downgraded Sri Lanka to 'B-' with a negative outlook, as the country cut value added tax in January a...
Sri Lanka's cabinet of ministers had approved a 400 million US dollar swap line with the Reserve Bank of India, co-cabin...
Sri Lanka's domestic industries hit by import control that came in the wake of currency pressure should appeal to the Fi...
The International Monetary Fund has approved a 28.9 million US dollar Rapid Credit Facility (RCF) for the Indian Ocean i...
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