Notable
We anticipate that a focused approach to strengthen key sectors
Fitch rates the proposed Basel III Tier 2 notes two notches below the bank's National Long-Term Rating.
Divestment of its 50% stake in Acuity Partners is unlikely to result in a material improvement in its regulatory capital
Out of the 789 billion rupees of annual private credit, 583 billion rupees came in the last five month of the year.
Credit to government down for second month
Motor vehicle LTV ratio cut to 50-pct
State banks heavily exposed to energy utilities
Please look into this immediately
Credit cards (penal rates) now at 20-pct, T/ODs 18-pct and pawning 12-pct
CPC lending should be be under single borrower threshold
DFCC's loan loss provisions in December quarter was 1.3 billion rupees up from 529.4 million a year earlier.
Sri Lankan firms can now raise funds in foreign currencies through listing at Colombo Stock Exchange
The key stock index has fallen 6.8 percent so far in February on forex, economic concerns
Exempted from shareholder limits for 4 years
| 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 | - | - |
Another 12 companies are in the process of consolidation
Ahead of visit by Chinese minister
After FMO funding
After 5 years AWPR plus 200bp
Deadline to cut stake to 20-pct Dec 31
To be 150bp below 364-day T-bill yield
The funds will be on-lent to micro, small and medium enterprises
He had joined HSBC in 2009 and has worked in Europe, Latin America and Asia
Strong loan growth driven by overdrafts
New capital will remove capital constraints
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