Notable
Sustainable Finance Roadmap 2.0 published by central bank, with the International Finance Cooperation and EU
This enhances our ability to support cross-border clients, and drive long-term growth in the Middle East
Reserves for state banks needed over restructured SOE loans
Excess liquidity coming back to market after festival drawdown
In 2025 the rupee has depreciated amid current account surpluses and deficits
Consultants have started work and they are working on five banks
After assessing the repayment capacity, to restructure the loans
Provisioning for bad loans and advances grew 20.6 percent to 5.3 billion rupees
Helped mainly by tax reversal despite provisions for bad loans amid a currency crisis.
To help finance imports of food, medicine and fertilizer
Accumulated impairments rose to 33.5 billion rupees from 19.2 billion rupees.
Net interest income up
Triggered by the highest-ever increase in regulator policy rates within a 12 months' window
The bank provided for loans losses and sovereign bond investments
Loan growth slowed, more deposits raised
| 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 | - | - |
Sri Lanka banks have increasingly focused on digital banking since COVID19-pandemic
The upgrade comes from BOC's improved foreign-currency liquidity position since June 2022
Finance Companies are required to have a rating
Government credit continues to go up despite tax increases
Salaried SOE executives and port workers are protesting
So called Stage 3 loans have hit 10.9-pct by the 3rd quarter
Insurers are on rating watch negative at the new level
Govt borrowings Rs114bn, partly due to high rates
Sri Lanka sovereign rating
Single borrower exposure limits will also be reviewed to reduce the sovereign-bank nexus
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