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Sri Lanka private loans outpace government credit for the fourth month: analysis

Private credit also tend to outpace government credit during currency crises

January 14, 2025 3 min read

Sri Lanka to identify systemically important finance companies

A re-assessment of domestic systemically important banks also completed

January 9, 2025 1 min read

Sri Lanka bank bad loans fall to 12.4-pct in 3Q

Profits up and banks pay Rs105bn as income tax to the government

December 23, 2024 3 min read

Sri Lanka to give smallest defaulted borrowers till Dec 2025 to restructure loans

Defaulted loans between 25 to 50 million given till September to restructure loans

December 18, 2024 2 min read
Global Alliance for Banking on Values to focus on AI, Climate at Sri Lanka meet

Sarvodaya Development Finance hosts the event in Sri Lanka

Indian banks allowed to give INR loans to Sri Lanka customers

Expects to strengthen cross boarder links

Sarvodaya DF modernizing Sri Lanka farming with mechanization, digital tech: CEO

This is basically what we call a shared economy ecosystem

November 17, 2021 3 min read

Sri Lanka's Commercial Bank profits up 78-pct before windfall tax

NPL ratio falls amid 9.9-pct loan growth

November 15, 2021 1 min read

Sri Lanka DFCC gets US$150mn from US development lender

One of the biggest issues faced by women entrepreneurs is limited access to finance, the US embassy said.

November 13, 2021 1 min read

Sri Lanka HNB to lead syndicated loan for LNG combined cycle plan

First stage to be operational by 2023

November 9, 2021 1 min read

Sarvodaya sees Sri Lanka’s economic progress via 'horizontal sharing' model

Sarvodaya pioneered what we call a horizontal sharing of savings based lending - Ariyaratne

November 8, 2021 5 min read

Sri Lanka finance companies, bank fined by anti-money laundering office

Administrative Penalties by the Financial Intelligence Unit for the September quarter

November 5, 2021 4 min read

Sri Lanka's PABC Bank net up 89-pct in Sept 2021

Interest income up

November 2, 2021 2 min read

Sri Lanka's UBC net down 24-pct in Sept 2021

Net interest income fall amid debt moratorium

November 1, 2021 2 min read

Sri Lanka's UBC net down 24-pct in Sept 2021

Profits at Sri Lanka’s Union Bank of Colombo (UBC) group fell 24 percent to 182 million rupees from a year earlier

October 31, 2021 2 min read

Sri Lankas's DFCC profits up three-fold in Sept21 quarter

Net interest income sharply up

October 31, 2021 2 min read
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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
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Turnover Rs 2975.05 million 1193.67 million
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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
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Overnight Money 7.70 7.69
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Sri Lanka's Seylan Bank net up 86-pct in Sept 2021

Interest costs fall

October 30, 2021 2 min read

Sri Lanka state bank says acting on court order after China embassy 'blacklisting'

Court blocked payment over contaminated fertilizer

October 29, 2021 2 min read

Sri Lanka’s Sarvodaya DF looks for international marketing after IPO

Taking capital to rural areas

October 29, 2021 4 min read

Sri Lanka CB drives QR code use in digital payment push

In the current COVID-19 global pandemic, it is now more important than ever to reduce the usage of cash

October 27, 2021 1 min read

Sri Lanka CB chief to discuss with CRIB, banks on covid-hit bad loans

Covid treatment of CRIB

October 19, 2021 3 min read

Sri Lanka's Commercial Bank says its QR code app draws 100,000 users

Various bills can be paid using the app

October 18, 2021 2 min read

Sri Lanka's NTB 'A(lka)' rating confirmed by Fitch amid slowing credit

NTB had a higher concentration on leasing and credit cards and weak asset quality than peers.

October 11, 2021 6 min read

Sri Lanka's SDB 'BB+(lka)' rating confirmed by Fitch amid strong credit growth

"We do not expect near-term pressure on SDB's liquidity as it has not fully utilized the proceeds from its capital

October 10, 2021 5 min read

Sri Lanka CB to set up mobile app for remittances

SL-Remit to make it cheaper

October 8, 2021 1 min read

Sri Lanka banks asked not to auction loan security till March, interest relief

Vehicle 'bubble' to be curbed

October 1, 2021 1 min read