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Personal loans grew by 25.3 percent
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Non-executive director with effect from October 7
"There has been a sort of softening of monetary policy," Walker told reporters in Colombo
Also downgraded rating assigned to NDB's Basel III-compliant subordinated debentures to 'BBB(lka)' from 'BBB+(lka)'
"We are watching the situation carefully, and we are talking to the central bank"
Issuance of a Sustainable Bond will mark the next milestone in the Bank’s journey
“…They are to utilize this land as collateral not just for housing but for their children’s education
Four banks and Thomas Cook given 3 year contract
Unique identification numbers for depositors of licensed banks and licensed finance companies
About 15 percent of the sovereign bonds outstanding are held with private local banks
Amendments formulated considering developments incur rent regulatory framework, economic and market developments
Deposits are safe banks say
Penalties imposed for not revealing information about customer, not doing due diligence
The Bank will initially issue 100 million debentures at 100 rupees each, to raise 10 billion.
"This new bank aims to maintain low interest rates."
| 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 |
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A process called WE-Fi Code to collect data and develop policies to help women's access to finance
Bad loans spiked after a currency crises, triggering auctioning of collateral
The bank's impaired loan ratio broadly remained unchanged in the first quarter of 2024 11.4-pct at end-2023.
Women comprisie 46 percent of new recruits, according to the IFC study.
The bank made a capital call from shareholders of 22 billion rupees
Special unit to be set up at the Finance Ministry to monitor state banks
1 for 5 voting at Rs85 and 1 for 5 non-voting at Rs69.
Financially literate persons will make better savings and investment decisions
BoC to divest 100 percent of its shareholding in its subsidiary B O C Travels (Private) Limited
The reported earnings of 12.61 rupees for the quarter
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