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Sri Lanka NPLs seen peaking around 13-pct, some sectors hit up to 30-pct

Hotels, transport and arts and entertainment sectors had bad loans of 30 to 20 percent

December 1, 2023 4 min read

Sri Lanka's Bank of Ceylon viability rating on watch on recapitalization

Pending possible recapitalization for losses from state enterprise funding, while confirming a long-term rating at 'CC'

November 30, 2023 6 min read

Sri Lanka finance leasing companies face risks from gold price fall: Fitch

NPLs of pawning loans are lower than others, but the number has risen

November 21, 2023 5 min read

Sri Lanka gets US$150mn from World Bank for deposit insurance

Strengthening the Deposit Insurance Scheme will help protect the savings of smaller depositors

November 10, 2023 3 min read
Sri Lanka private credit expands by a trillion rupees in year to March

Sri Lanka's private credit has expanded by 173 billion rupees to March

Sri Lanka's Dialog Finance says legal action taken against external fraud

A provision of Rs29.9mn made

Sri Lanka's Rs53B deposit insurance fund grows 7-pct in 2018

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's Central Bank said a deposit insurance fund it manages has grown 7 percent from a year earlier ...

May 3, 2019 2 min read

Sri Lanka ETI directors' assets being sold to repay depositors: Central Bank

ECONOMYNEXT – Assets of directors of ETI Finance Ltd. (ETIF) are being sold to repay depositors, with 20 percent ...

May 2, 2019 2 min read

Rush for terrorism insurance in Sri Lanka after bombings

Thousands of Sri Lankans have subscribed to terrorism insurance within a week after the Easter Sunday Bombings on April ...

Chandeepa Wettasinghe
May 2, 2019 3 min read

Sri Lanka's NITF exposure to terror attacks limited to Rs. 500mn

Sri Lanka's state-owned National Insurance Trust Fund (NITF) will have a maximum exposure of 500 million rupees from the...

Chandeepa Wettasinghe
May 1, 2019 2 min read

Sri Lanka details price controls on bank deposits up to June 30

Sri Lanka's Central Bank has set interest ceilings for bank deposits for the quarter ending June 30, on a base rates for...

April 30, 2019 2 min read

Sri Lankan banks cut deposit rates

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's listed private banks have reduced deposit rates after the Central Bank directed banks and fina...

Tania Madies
April 29, 2019 2 min read

Sri Lankans flock to retake terrorism insurance cover

Sri Lankan firms are rushing to re-subscribe to terrorism insurance covers following the Easter Sunday bombings, a top o...

April 25, 2019 3 min read

Sri Lanka's NITF to pay Rs.50mn advance to two bombed hotels

Sri Lanka's state-owned National Insurance Trust Fund will pay 25 million rupees each in advance insurance claims to The...

April 24, 2019 1 min read

Sri Lanka's NTB to get IFC backed US$50mn syndicated loan

Washington-based International Finance Corporation said it is planning to syndicate a 50 million US dollar loan for Sri ...

April 20, 2019 1 min read

Sri Lanka private credit barely grows in Feb 2019, currency peg strong

Sri Lanka's private credit barely grew in February 2019, though no longer contracting like in January 2019, while new cr...

April 16, 2019 5 min read
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Sri Lanka Central Bank launches Sustainable Finance Roadmap

Sri Lanka's Central Bank has launched a Sustainable Finance Roadmap with support from the International Finance Corporat...

April 11, 2019 2 min read

Sri Lanka predatory lenders abuse financial ignorance of people

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s unregulated financial institutions thrive on the financial ignorance of the peop...

Mahadiya Hamza
April 10, 2019 2 min read

Sri Lanka to offer leeway on new regulations for small banks, finance companies

Sri Lanka's central bank is offering breathing space for small and medium sized banks and non-bank finance companies to ...

April 9, 2019 2 min read

Sri Lanka digital banking transactions double in third quarter of 2018

ECONOMYNEXT – Real-time digital transactions on Sri Lanka’s common electronic fund transfer system more th...

April 5, 2019 2 min read

Sri Lanka to bring credit regulation law for micro loan sharks

Sri Lanka will bring a credit regulation law to protect consumers from micro loans given by loan sharks, Finance Ministe...

April 5, 2019 1 min read

Sri Lanka insurance premiums growth slows down to 9.5-pct in 2018

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's insurance industry grew 9.5 percent from a year earlier to 175.7 billion rupees in gross writt...

April 4, 2019 2 min read

Citibank’s Sri Lanka unit maintains zero bad loans record, retains 'AAA(lka)' rating

ECONOMYNEXT – Fitch Ratings Lanka said it has confirmed Citibank N.A. – Colombo Branch's national long-ter...

April 2, 2019 3 min read

Private credit in Sri Lanka turns negative after four years in Jan 2019

Sri Lanka's credit to private borrowers from commercial banks turned negative in January 2019 for the first time since 2...

April 1, 2019 4 min read

Enterprise Sri Lanka credit grows to Rs79bn

Loans under Enterprise Sri Lanka subsidized credit has totaled 79 billion rupees to 46,673 recipients since the program ...

March 31, 2019 1 min read

Sri Lanka's Sanasa Bank in the red in Dec 2018 quarter

Sri Lanka's listed Sanasa Development Bank reported a loss of 26.1 million rupees in the December 2018 quarter, down 113...

March 31, 2019 2 min read