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Sri Lanka central bank tightens related party loans by banks

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October 10, 2024 2 min read

Sri Lanka's Sanasa Development Bank gets new CEO

Kapila Prasanna Ariyaratne was previously at Seylan Bank

September 30, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka private credit surges Rs135bn in August

Central Bank contracted 51 billion rupees

September 29, 2024 3 min read

Sri Lanka banks open on Monday: Central Bank

Functioning of Banks on 23rd September 2024

September 22, 2024 1 min read
Proparco France ready to look at financing Sri Lanka firms as default ends

"But now, I think we are very open to seeing some projects"

Thulci Aluwihare, Sharmini Ratwatte appointed to Bank of Ceylon board

The appointments are effective from September 16.

Sri Lanka's Standard Chartered Bank 'AAA(lka)' rating confirmed: Fitch

Fitch Ratings has confirmed a 'AAA(lka)' rating of Sri Lanka's Standard Chartered Bank branch amid a rise in bad loans b...

April 11, 2021 4 min read

Most Sri Lanka Covid-19 moratorium debt recovering, about 20-pct under stress: regulator

A majority of borrowers given in Sri Lanka given a debt under moratorium given as relief during the Coronavirus have beg...

April 10, 2021 2 min read

Sri Lanka collects US$360mn from special forex accounts, extra time given

Sri Lanka's banks had collected 360 million dollars into special deposit accounts that pay extra interest, and the time ...

April 6, 2021 1 min read

Sri Lanka private credit up, SOEs borrow more in Feb 2021

Sri Lanka's credit to private business rose to 79.4 billion rupees in February 2021, the highest since September 2020, w...

April 5, 2021 2 min read

Sri Lanka's Bank of Ceylon plans Rs10bn venture fund

Sri Lanka's state-run Bank of Ceylon is planning a 10 billion rupees venture capital fund after seeing high balance shee...

April 3, 2021 2 min read

Sri Lanka's central bank invites public to open forex accounts

Sri Lanka's central bank is inviting members of the public who have in their hand legitimately acquired foreign currency...

April 2, 2021 2 min read

Sri Lanka credit card debt down, new card issues picking up

Sri Lanka's credit card debt has fallen sharply since a Coronavirus pandemic hit the country in March 2020, but new card...

March 31, 2021 2 min read

Sri Lanka Port City Economic Zone to have offshore banking, stock exchanges

Sri Lanka's Colombo Port City Special Economic Zone will have offshore banks for which regulations will be made by the P...

March 29, 2021 3 min read

Sri Lanka's Bank of Ceylon net down, strong loan growth in Dec

Profits at Sri Lanka's state-run Bank of Ceylon group fell 34 percent to 6.3 billion rupees in the December 2020 quarter...

March 28, 2021 2 min read

Sri Lanka halts banks from buying sovereign bonds till April 09

Sri Lanka has extended a ban on domestic bank purchases of international sovereign bonds till April 09, 2021, in a bid t...

March 21, 2021 2 min read
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Sri Lanka failed finance company depositors to Rs9.8bn extra after insurance increased

Depositors of failed Sri Lanka finance companies will get 9.8 billion rupee more with the ceiling on deposits qualified ...

March 19, 2021 2 min read
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Sri Lanka Savings Bank '[SL] BBB-' rating confirmed by ICRA

ECONOMYNEXT - State-run Sri Lanka' Savings Bank's '[SL] BBB-' domestic rating has been confirmed by ICRA Lanka, a rating...

March 17, 2021 6 min read

Sri Lanka to appoint foreclosure ombudsman, change mortgage laws: PM

Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has ordered that an ombudsman be appointed to review sales of assets given ...

March 16, 2021 2 min read

Sri Lanka extends debt moratorium on passenger transport vehicles

Sri Lanka has extended a moratorium on buses, school vans and three wheeler for a further six months from April 01, on r...

March 15, 2021 3 min read
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Sri Lanka finance companies loan growth to slow, bad loans to rise

Sri Lanka's finance and leasing companies are likely to see weak loan growth and high bad loans amid a Coronavirus pande...

March 14, 2021 3 min read

Sri Lanka Coronavirus vaccines financed by HSBC-People's Bank trade loan

HSBC Sri Lanka said it had provided a trade loan to state-run People's Bank to import 500,000 Coronavirus vaccines to th...

March 10, 2021 1 min read

Sri Lanka's Peoples Bank gives credit relief to 480,000 customers, new credit

Sri Lanka's state-run People's Bank group said it had given relief to 480,000 customers amid a Coronavirus pandemic and ...

March 10, 2021 3 min read

Sri Lanka's Union Bank net down amid higher provisions

Profits at Sri Lanka's Union Bank fell 75 percent to 48 million rupees as net interest income fell and higher loan loss...

March 7, 2021 2 min read

Norfund to invest in Sri Lanka's National Development Bank

Sri Lanka's National Development Bank said Norway-based development lender Norfund will invest up to 9.9 percent by taki...

March 5, 2021 1 min read

Sri Lanka state banks see 'unsustainable' growth, high SOE finance: Fitch

Sri Lanka's state banks have seen high balance sheet growth with large exposures to state and state enterprises amid sov...

March 5, 2021 3 min read