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1. Monetary Policy Review - No. 1 of 2018

   ... to maintain the policy interest rates of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka at their present levels. The decision of the Monetary ... and the growth of credit extended to the private sector by commercial banks moderated to desired levels. In the external sector, export ...

   content_manager - 09.10.2018 - 09:45

2. Monetary Policy Review - June 2016

   ... months of the year. Credit extended to the private sector by commercial banks grew by 28.1 per cent in April 2016 on a year-on-year basis, ... in the fiscal sector will also assist the Central Bank policies in maintaining macroeconomic stability on a sustainable basis. ...

   content_manager - 27.09.2018 - 12:16

3. The Central Bank of Sri Lanka reduces the Statutory Reserve Ratio

   The Monetary Board of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, at its meeting held on 8 August 2023, decided to reduce the ... applicable on all rupee deposit liabilities of Licensed Commercial Banks (LCBs) by 200 basis points, from 4.00 per cent to 2.00 per ... would enable a further downward adjustment in the market lending rates as a result of the reduction in cost of funds of LCBs, thereby ...

   conedit1 - 09.08.2023 - 15:43

4. Monetary Policy Review - November 2016

   ... the growth of credit extended to the private sector by commercial banks decelerated considerably during September 2016, in response to monetary policy measures adopted by the Central Bank since end 2015. Accordingly, the year-on-year growth of private sector ...

   content_manager - 29.01.2018 - 13:43

5. Monetary Policy Review - No. 1 of 2019

   The Monetary Board of the Central Bank, at its meeting held on 21 February 2019, decided to reduce the Statutory ... Ratio (SRR) applicable on all rupee deposit liabilities of commercial banks by 1.00 percentage point to 5.00 per cent with effect from 01 ...

   conedit1 - 22.02.2019 - 14:48

6. Relaxation of Restrictions Imposed on the Standing Facilities

   The Central Bank of Sri Lanka introduced restrictions on the usage of the Standing Facilities by the Licensed Commercial Banks (LCBs) under the Open Market Operations (OMOs), with effect ... (05) times per calendar month, while access to the Standing Lending Facility (SLF) was limited to 90 per cent of the Statutory Reserve ...

   conedit1 - 08.02.2024 - 11:59

7. Monetary Policy Review - No. 2 of 2017

   ... of monetary policy and monetary conditions by the Central Bank and the resultant increase in market interest rates are likely to have impacted the growth of credit to the private sector by commercial banks to some extent. Accordingly, the year-on-year growth of ...

   content_manager - 03.07.2017 - 14:06

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