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Comprises a 50 million dollar senior unsecured loan and a 20 million dollar Global Trade Finance Program line
Prime lending rate down in the second week of January
Net interest margins (NIMs) are likely to decline only marginally across APAC, resulting in a manageable drag
Net credit to government from banks fell by Rs103bn to Rs6,262bn in November 2025
Enables channeling of global digital earnings directly into bank accounts via ComBank Digital
SLBA says no threat to safety of customer deposits or overall integrity of the financial system
Recalibration reflects changes in relative creditworthiness of Sri Lankan issuers after Fitch upgraded Sri Lanka's
The SMEs which meet the below mentioned criteria are eligible to enter the proposed relief package.
Private credit also tend to outpace government credit during currency crises
A re-assessment of domestic systemically important banks also completed
Profits up and banks pay Rs105bn as income tax to the government
Defaulted loans between 25 to 50 million given till September to restructure loans
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Deadline December 31
The system offers a same-day funds transfer option at a low cost to the beneficiary, LankaPay said.
| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| US Dollar | 332.3603 | 330.8514 |
| UK Pound | 440.9424 | 438.3450 |
| Euro | 368.4879 | 371.0168 |
| Yen | 2.0805 | 2.0916 |
| Aus Dollar | 227.4342 | 231.1659 |
| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| Indian Rupee | 3.5474 | 3.4202 |
| Korean Won | 0.2492 | 0.2479 |
| Oman Rial | 863.2287 | 859.3320 |
| Saudi Riyal | 88.5586 | 88.0955 |
| UAE Dirham | 90.4874 | 90.0766 |
| pts | % | |
|---|---|---|
| S&P SL20 | 6,365.57 | +0.26% |
| CSE All Share | 22,157.40 | +0.56% |
| Turnover Rs | 2975.05 million | 1193.67 million |
| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| 3-m bill | 7.61 | 7.84 |
| 6-m bill | 7.91 | 8.26 |
| 12-m bill | 8.23 | 8.3 |
| 3-yr bond | 9.24 | 9.25 |
| 5-yr bond | 9.82 | 9.56 |
| 8-yr bond | 10.50 | 10.48 |
| today | yesterday | |
|---|---|---|
| Overnight Money | 7.70 | 7.69 |
| Gilt Repo | 7.74 | 7.72 |
| I-m SLIBOR | - | - |
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The risk of failure stemming from capital deficiencies has declined significantly
Loans to state enterprises expanded marginally
Bank operating environment improving
While credit to customers increased, investments in debt securities were down from a year ago
Sri Lanka banking sector faced a crisis after 2022 sovereign debt default
Total investments had grown at double the pace of credit at 22.6 percent
Law on parate execution or deciding on auctioning collateral of defaulted loans by banks has been suspended till Dec 15
Central bank credit to government fell 9.2 billion to 1,745 billion rupees
He most recently served as Director and Country Business Head of Citibank
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