Notable
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The risk of failure stemming from capital deficiencies has declined significantly
Loans to state enterprises expanded marginally
Bank operating environment improving
Personal loans grew by 25.3 percent
Banks with the approval of the Board of Directors were asked to set guidelines for loan impairment.
The controls had been in place from April 2020 and had had driven liquidity injections and reserve losses
The higher prices have supported loan recoveries from repossession in the near term but may expose firms to price falls
Finance companys face asset quality risks as bad loans rise
The firm had made provisions and reported lower than industry NPLs
Capital requirements are calculated on ratings
Chocolates, spaghetti, apple juice, wine, oats, soya milk, dairy goods, lipsticks, carpets, coats anoraks
Capital and interest to be rolled over T-Bill + 1
CB credit grown 318 billion rupees in July in record forex reserve losses
Special deposit accounts can pay a premium
| 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 | - | - |
No new forex regulations on credit cards
Exchange gains, net interest income drive profits
Steep rise in fee income
Net interest income up on falling interest costs
Net interest and fee income up
Bank makes makes provisions to cover uncertainties
Sri Lanka private credit in the first six months of the year was 414 billion rupees
Gains in both fee and net interest income
Six payment networks integrated
Forex loans reduced
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