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Financial Markets
... (ii)Treasury bill Market (iii)Domestic Foreign Exchange Market. The major task of the Money Market is to ... foreign exchange liquidity within the banking system through currency conversion. The two main functions in foreign exchange market ...
admin - 04.11.2016 - 09:13
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Special Deposit Account with an Additional Interest
... person as permitted by Regulations made under the Foreign Exchange Act, No. 12 of 2017 . 2. How to open a Special Deposit Account? ... equals or less than USD 15,000) d. Out of foreign currency notes in the possession of any person in, or resident in, Sri Lanka, ...
conedit1 - 13.07.2021 - 16:19
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Archived Publications
... The publication describes the history of coins and currency in the island. Available only in printed form in English. ... as: PDF Published On: October 2005 Exchange Rate (Pamphlet Series No. 3) Explains the factors that determine ...
conedit1 - 26.11.2019 - 09:47
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Domestic Operations - FAQs
... facility by the Central Bank d) Purchase of foreign exchange from the domestic foreign exchange market by the Central Bank e) Engage in foreign currency swap buy-sell transactions by the Central Bank f) Purchase of ...
conedit1 - 02.04.2025 - 16:08
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Central Bank suspends Money Changing permit issued to Prasanna Money Exchange (Pvt) Ltd
... complaints received from general public that Prasanna Money Exchange (Pvt) Ltd is offering higher exchange rates, the Department of Foreign ... exchange rates and thereby attempted to purchase foreign currency from its customers at higher rates than the exchange rates offered to ...
tmadmin - 31.03.2022 - 16:27
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Monetary Policy - FAQs
... policy of the Central Bank and implementation of a flexible exchange rate regime in line with the flexible inflation targeting framework in ... Reserve Money/Monetary Base/High Powered Money – Includes currency outstanding (currency held by the public and currency with LCBs), ...
conedit1 - 27.02.2025 - 10:03
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Financial System Policy
... o Permit the conversion and recovery of loans in foreign currency to Rupee denominated loans, where necessary, subject to banks ensuring ... of country’s foreign reserves or cause pressure on the exchange rate and proper documentation regarding the aforementioned is ...
conedit1 - 19.08.2020 - 11:36
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NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC – MONEY CHANGERS
... notified that in terms of the provisions of the Foreign Exchange Act, No. 12 of 2017, Money Changers have been prohibited from offering ... would be suspended/ revoked if they transact any foreign currency transactions at rates beyond the rates stipulated by Licensed Banks. ...
tmadmin - 28.03.2022 - 19:54
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Statement by Deshamanya Professor W D Lakshman, Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka on Foreign Currency Liquidity in the Domestic Market
... individuals and media about an assumed shortage of foreign currency liquidity in the domestic market, preventing banks from facilitating ... to fuel adverse speculation about the future path of the exchange rate and the ability of the Government to service its obligations. ...
conedit1 - 28.06.2021 - 20:10
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Special Data Dissemination Standard [SDDS]
... Stock Market Metadata Colombo Stock Exchange Data EXTERNAL ... 7,279.84 7,693.55 -5.4 Foreign Currency Reserves US $ million Sep/17 6,286.80 6,688.00 ...
admin - 28.03.2018 - 08:09