The Monetary Board of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, at its meeting held on 04 March 2020, decided to maintain the Standing Deposit Facility Rate (SDFR) and the Standing Lending Facility Rate (SLFR) of the Central Bank at their current levels of 6.50 per cent and 7.50 per cent, respectively, and thereby continue its accommodative monetary policy stance. The Board arrived at this decision following a careful analysis of the current and expected developments in the domestic economy and the financial market as well as the global economy. The decision of the Monetary Board is consistent with the aim of maintaining inflation in the 4-6 per cent range while supporting economic growth to reach its potential over the medium term.

Land Valuations Indicator (LVI) for Colombo District compiled by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL), reached 138.9 during the 2nd half of 2019, recording an increase of 10.4 per cent compared to the 2nd half of 2018. All three sub-indicators of LVI, namely Residential, Commercial and Industrial have contributed to this increase.

Residential LVI recorded the highest year-on-year increase of 10.7 per cent, while both the Commercial LVI and Industrial LVI increased by 10.3 per cent . Meanwhile, the LVI increased by 5.1 per cent in 2nd half of 2019 from 1st half of 2019.