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Publish notices informing the general public how essential banking services can be obtained
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Banks have advised consumers to use 24-hour online services for their urgent banking needs
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Central Bank Governor W D Lakshman had appointed de Zilwa for a period of three years
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The listed investment house ends pandemic-hit 2020/21 financial year doubling profits
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Central bank credit to government fell 21.7 billion rupees in March to 1,070 billion rupees
Outstanding loans could be extended for T-bill plus 1
Sri Lanka's central bank said it is raising the foreign borrowing limit of licensed finance companies (LFCs) to 20 to pe...
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Sri Lanka has extended a ban on commercial banks and the National Savings Bank buying sovereign bonds till April 23.
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Fitch Ratings has confirmed a 'AAA(lka)' rating of Sri Lanka's Standard Chartered Bank branch amid a rise in bad loans b...
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A majority of borrowers given in Sri Lanka given a debt under moratorium given as relief during the Coronavirus have beg...
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Sri Lanka's banks had collected 360 million dollars into special deposit accounts that pay extra interest, and the time ...
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Sri Lanka's credit to private business rose to 79.4 billion rupees in February 2021, the highest since September 2020, w...
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Sri Lanka's state-run Bank of Ceylon is planning a 10 billion rupees venture capital fund after seeing high balance shee...
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Sri Lanka's central bank is inviting members of the public who have in their hand legitimately acquired foreign currency...
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Sri Lanka's credit card debt has fallen sharply since a Coronavirus pandemic hit the country in March 2020, but new card...
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Sri Lanka's Colombo Port City Special Economic Zone will have offshore banks for which regulations will be made by the P...
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| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| US Dollar | 199.8265 | 199.8643 |
| UK Pound | 278.4682 | 279.8000 |
| Euro | 238.1133 | 239.8771 |
| Aus Dollar | 150.8590 | 152.4765 |
| Yen | 1.8136 | 1.8065 |
| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| Indian Rupee | 2.6932 | 2.7276 |
| Korea Won | 0.1765 | 0.1772 |
| Oman Rial | 519.0434 | 519.1415 |
| Saudi Riyal | 53.2842 | 53.2943 |
| UAE Dirham | 54.4019 | 54.4122 |
| pts | % | |
|---|---|---|
| S&P SL20 | 3,079.59 | 0.23% |
| CSE All Share | 7,659.00 | 0.23% |
| Turnover Rs million. | 3,955,091 |
| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| 3-m bill | 5.08 | 5.06 |
| 6-m bill | 5.12 | 5.11 |
| 12-m bill | 5.17 | 5.16 |
| 5-yr bond | 7.30 | 7.31 |
| 8-yr bond | 7.86 | 7.85 |
| today | yesterday | |
|---|---|---|
| Overnight Money | 4.67 | 4.67 |
| Gilt Repo | 4.68 | 4.68 |
| I-m SLIBOR | - | - |
Profits at Sri Lanka's state-run Bank of Ceylon group fell 34 percent to 6.3 billion rupees in the December 2020 quarter...
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Sri Lanka has extended a ban on domestic bank purchases of international sovereign bonds till April 09, 2021, in a bid t...
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Depositors of failed Sri Lanka finance companies will get 9.8 billion rupee more with the ceiling on deposits qualified ...
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ECONOMYNEXT - State-run Sri Lanka' Savings Bank's '[SL] BBB-' domestic rating has been confirmed by ICRA Lanka, a rating...
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Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has ordered that an ombudsman be appointed to review sales of assets given ...
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Sri Lanka has extended a moratorium on buses, school vans and three wheeler for a further six months from April 01, on r...
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Sri Lanka's finance and leasing companies are likely to see weak loan growth and high bad loans amid a Coronavirus pande...
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HSBC Sri Lanka said it had provided a trade loan to state-run People's Bank to import 500,000 Coronavirus vaccines to th...
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Sri Lanka's state-run People's Bank group said it had given relief to 480,000 customers amid a Coronavirus pandemic and ...
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Profits at Sri Lanka's Union Bank fell 75 percent to 48 million rupees as net interest income fell and higher loan loss...
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