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Sri Lanka's SDF is priced at a discount to peers, faster growth expected: IPO managers

New capital will remove capital constraints

November 19, 2021 3 min read

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

DFCC Bank joins Sri Lanka's common ATM network

ECONOMYNEXT - DFCC Bank said it had joined LankaPay, Sri Lanka's common automated teller machine network allowing custom...

May 26, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka insurance claims may reach Rs5.0bn: Finance Minister

ECONOMYNEXT - Insurance claims from the household and small businesses may reach 5 billion rupees with two largest insur...

May 26, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka forum on IFC, Canada finance for clean energy

ECONOMYNEXT - Opportunities for financing clean energy projects from the International Finance Corporation and Canada wi...

May 25, 2016 1 min read

FinanceAsia names Commercial Bank ‘Best Bank’ in Sri Lanka

ECONOMYNEXT - FinanceAsia magazine has declared Commercial Bank of Ceylon as the ‘Best Bank’ in Sri Lanka i...

May 23, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka bank credit fueled by printed money in February

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's banking system disbursed Rs105 billion of credit to the state and private business, including ...

May 23, 2016 2 min read

HSBC says to close 24 retail banking branches in India

MUMBAI, May 19 (Reuters) - HSBC Holdings Plc said it plans to close 24 branches in India after a strategic review of its...

May 20, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka HNB Assurance 'A(lka)' rating confirmed by Fitch

ECONOMYNEXT - Fitch Ratings said it was confirming an 'A(lka)' rating for HNB Assurance (HNBA) and HNB General Insurance...

May 19, 2016 3 min read

Sri Lanka Janashakthi Insurance March net Rs358mn

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s Janashakthi Insurance said March 2016 net profit rose 236% to 358 million rupees...

May 16, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka Com Bank says warded off hacker attack

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s Commercial Bank said it had been subject to a hacking attack against which it de...

May 16, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka's Bank of Ceylon profits double, bonds losses not seen

ECONOMYNEXT - Profits at Sri Lanka's state-run Bank of Ceylon rose 101.6 percent to 4.43 billion rupees in the March 201...

May 13, 2016 2 min read
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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
Source: Central Bank/Indicative
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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
Source: Central Bank/Indicative
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
Source: CSE
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
Source: Central Bank/Indicative
today yesterday
Overnight Money 7.70 7.69
Gilt Repo 7.74 7.72
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Source: Central Bank/Indicative

Sri Lanka Com Bank March quarter net up 29-pct

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s Commercial Bank said group net profit for the March 2016 quarter grew 28.7 perce...

May 11, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka's Hatton National Bank March net up 73-pct

ECONOMYNEXT - Profits at Sri Lanka's Hatton National Bank group, which also has an insurance unit, rose 73 percent to Rs...

May 10, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka LB Finance March net up 93-pct

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s LB Finance said March 2016 quarter net profit rose 93 percent to Rs1.2 billion f...

May 9, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka's Sampath Bank March net up 17-pct

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s Sampath Bank group’s net profit for the March 2016 quarter rose 17 percen...

May 9, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka busts ATM scam in Colombo, two Chinese nationals arrested

ECONOMYNEXT- Sri Lanka has busted an international racket where Chinese nationals were skimming data off automated telle...

May 3, 2016 1 min read

Commercial Bank Sri Lanka and Bank Muscat Oman in instant money transfer deal

ECONOMYNEXT –Commercial Bank said it recently formalised its tie-up with the Bank Muscat Oman to facilitate remit...

May 3, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka's Insurance giant ends boardroom battle

ECONOMYNEXT - Ending months of acrimony, the country's largest insurance giant has appointed a new board of directors je...

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April 29, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka Seylan Bank March 2016 net almost flat

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s Seylan Bank group March 2016 net profit was virtually flat at 674 million rupees...

April 28, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka's People's Leasing group net up 2.1-pct

ECONOMYNEXT - Profits at Sri Lanka's People's Leasing and Finance, rose 2.1 percent to 1.15 billion rupees in the March ...

April 28, 2016 2 min read

Bangladesh Bank hackers compromised SWIFT software, warning to be issued

(Reuters) - The attackers who stole $81 million from the Bangladesh central bank probably hacked into software from the ...

April 25, 2016 5 min read