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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 ... decided to keep the policy interest rates of the Central Bank unchanged at their current levels, and accordingly, the Standing Deposit Facility Rate (SDFR) and the Standing Lending Facility Rate (SLFR) of the Central Bank ...
conedit1 - 22.02.2019 - 14:48
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External Sector Performance - August 2021
... the bilateral currency swap arrangement between the Central Bank of Sri Lanka and the Bangladesh Bank were received during August 2021. The average spot exchange rate in the interbank market remained broadly stable in August 2021, while ...
tmadmin - 19.10.2021 - 20:32
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Primary Dealers
... are supervised by the Department of Supervision of Non-Bank Financial Institutions while supervision of Primary Dealer activities of ... securities, market Valuation, repurchase agreements, forward rate agreements, interest rate swaps, financial statements, dividend ...
admin - 20.03.2023 - 15:45
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Financial Instruments
... period or term. Fixed / time deposits earn a higher rate of interest than savings deposits. Fixed / time deposits can be for short, ... are issued by the Public Debt Department of the Central Bank, on behalf of the Government of Sri Lanka, under the provisions of the ...
admin - 15.06.2020 - 11:52
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The Central Bank of Sri Lanka Maintains Policy Interest Rates at their Current Levels
The Monetary Board of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, at its meeting held on 24 January 2023, 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 14.50 per cent and 15.50 per cent, ...
conedit1 - 25.01.2023 - 13:10
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Employees Provident Fund
... as the general administrator of the Fund while the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) is entrusted with the powers, duties and ... entrusted by the Act. The mandatory minimum contribution rate for the members of the Fund at present is 20 per cent of the gross monthly ...
admin - 28.02.2024 - 15:53
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The Central Bank of Sri Lanka Imposes Maximum Interest Rates on Pawning Advances of Licensed Banks
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka observes that the current interest rates charged by licensed ... the COVID-19 outbreak, the Monetary Board of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka has decided to impose maximum interest rates on pawning ... issued to the licensed banks requiring to fix the maximum rate of interest chargeable by them on the money lent on the security of ...
content_manager - 27.04.2020 - 19:56
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Repatriation and Conversion of Export Proceeds: Why are these measures needed?
... that caused some excessive volatility in the exchange rate. Since issuing these Rules and Operating Instructions, there have been ... by the banking system and the Government. The Central Bank of Sri Lanka wishes to clarify that many Sri Lankan exporters already ...
conedit1 - 24.02.2021 - 09:52
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Monetary Policy Review - No. 8 of 2018
The Monetary Board of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, at its meeting held on 27 December 2018, decided to maintain ... current levels. Accordingly, the Standing Deposit Facility Rate (SDFR) and Standing Lending Facility Rate (SLFR) of the Central Bank will ...
conedit1 - 28.12.2018 - 16:07
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Monetary Policy Review - No. 2 of 2019
The Monetary Board of the Central Bank, at its meeting held today, 08 April 2019, decided to maintain policy ... current levels. Accordingly, the Standing Deposit Facility Rate (SDFR) and the Standing Lending Facility Rate (SLFR) of the Central Bank will remain at 8.00 per cent and 9.00 per cent, respectively. The Board ...
content_manager - 08.04.2019 - 19:30