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Sri Lanka private credit expands in Feb, tiny reduction in CB net credit

By February most of the excess liquidity came from dollar purchases

March 31, 2025 1 min read

Sri Lanka's SMIB assigned BB(lka) rating by Fitch

State Mortgage and Investment Bank is a licensed specialised bank fully owned by the government of Sri Lanka

March 28, 2025 6 min read

Sri Lanka central bank asks SMEs to apply for loan relief before deadline

Relief measures include rescheduling credit facilities, extending time to start repayments, waving unpaid interest,

March 27, 2025 3 min read

Standard Chartered Sri Lanka to sell wealth and retail banking business

The bank will continue to serve clients as usual during the transition period, which was expected to take 15-18 months. ...

March 26, 2025 1 min read
Sri Lanka Nations Trust Bank net up 48-pct in September quarter

NTB expects acquisition of HSBC's retail banking business will be catalyst for the next growth phase

Sri Lanka's Sampath Bank net up 4-pct in Sept quarter

Growth in fee income

Bad loan provisions erode Sri Lanka banks' profit amid looming domestic debt restructuring

Banking sector likely to collapse if government decides for domestic debt restructuring-analysts

Mahadiya Hamza
December 28, 2022 4 min read
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Sri Lanka private credit negative, govt credit up in Oct

Private credit contracted 224.4 billion rupees in the five months to October

December 5, 2022 2 min read

Sri Lanka banks may need more regulatory, accounting forbearance: Coomaraswamy

They have given some already

December 1, 2022 3 min read

Sri Lanka banks asked not to compete for deposits: CB Governor

We have made a request for banks not to compete for deposits

November 30, 2022 3 min read

Kevin Green to head HSBC wholesale banking in Sri Lanka, Maldives

To support firms expanding internationally

November 30, 2022 1 min read

Sri Lanka bank resolution framework cleared by cabinet

To come as Banking (Special Provisions) Act

November 22, 2022 1 min read

Sri Lanka banks facing challenges in current crisis as bad loans spike: Central Bank

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November 10, 2022 2 min read

Sri Lanka to give cut-price loans to small and micro firms hit by crisis

For firms in agriculture, exports and and tourism

October 31, 2022 1 min read

Sri Lanka banks to be re-capitalized based on diagnostic study: Deputy Governor

And based on the final outcome capitalization will also take place

October 7, 2022 2 min read
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Sri Lanka plans deposit interest caps, more price controls: President

Limits will be imposed on deposit rates to reduce interest rates

October 6, 2022 2 min read
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Sri Lanka private credit contracts in August, SOE credit down

CB credit slows

October 3, 2022 2 min read

Sri Lanka's SDB to focus on export oriented and value creating businesses

Bank marks 25 years in business

September 9, 2022 2 min read

Sri Lanka to sell down 20-pct state banks shares to workers, depositors

All banks in Sri Lanka have faced capital depletion amid bad loans and rate rises

August 30, 2022 1 min read

Sri Lanka clears offshore banks at Colombo Port City: Commission

New account created in all banks to help invest in Colombo Port City

August 5, 2022 1 min read

Sri Lanka private credit negative in June 2022, Rs189bn printed

Dollar denominated credit repaid by state and private borrowers

August 1, 2022 1 min read

Sri Lanka's NDB downgraded to 'A(lka)' amid soft-peg collapse

Has government securities

July 29, 2022 6 min read

Sri Lanka banks cut foreign borrowings, see more deposit dollarization

Under monetary instability it is not just ISBs that went up but also bank dollar borrowings

July 24, 2022 4 min read

Sri Lanka private credit tumbles in May, state credit also falls

Govt credit also moderates amid credit line

July 3, 2022 3 min read

Sri Lanka's Bank of Ceylon downgraded to RD

We believe the foreign-currency funding and liquidity profile is highly stretched

June 27, 2022 8 min read
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HSBC Group MD visits Sri Lanka to offer support

Rosha had met with key clients of the bank and discussed their challenges

June 19, 2022 1 min read