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  1. External Debt and Reserves - Need to identify not only borrowings but also the debt repayments in analyzing how gross official reserves were utilized

    ... public debt. Central Bank purchases borrowed foreign exchange from the government by issuing rupees for the government to meet local ... misleading to compare the cost of borrowing with the rate of return on investing the reserve portfolio, as the main motive of ...

    conedit1 - 24.05.2018 - 10:00

  2. Road Map 2018 - Monetary and Financial Sector Policies for 2018 and Beyond

    ... with better prospects in key export markets and the flexible exchange rate policy of the Central Bank, the trade account continued to be affected by ...

    content_manager - 07.02.2018 - 16:30

  3. Statement by Deshamanya Professor W D Lakshman, Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka on Foreign Currency Liquidity in the Domestic Market

    ... to fuel adverse speculation about the future path of the exchange rate and the ability of the Government to service its obligations. Such ...

    conedit1 - 28.06.2021 - 20:10

  4. IMF Staff Concludes Visit to Sri Lanka to Discuss Progress of Economic Reform Program - September 27, 2018

    ...          A strong policy mix and exchange rate flexibility are critical to strengthen the economy’s resilience to ...

    conedit2 - 28.09.2018 - 12:34

  5. IMF Staff Concludes the 2018 Article IV Mission with Sri Lanka and Discusses Progress of Economic Reform Program

    ... SOE governance, (ii) modernizing monetary, financial and exchange rate policy frameworks, and (iii) accelerating growth-enhancing structural ... ii.Modernizing monetary, financial, and exchange rate policy frameworks The CBSL has prudently managed monetary ...

    content_manager - 20.03.2018 - 19:48

  6. Bank History

    ... The preservation of the par value or the stability of the exchange rate of the Sri Lankan Rupee (maintenance of exchange rate stability).     ...

    admin - 24.04.2025 - 11:26

  7. Monetary Policy Review - No. 5 of 2017

    ... market, both government securities and the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE), witnessed a noticeable influx of foreign funds (on a net basis) ... Board decided to maintain the Standing Deposit Facility Rate (SDFR) and Standing Lending Facility Rate (SLFR) of the Central Bank at ...

    content_manager - 16.08.2017 - 16:18

  8. External Sector Performance - November 2021

    ... Meanwhile, import expenditure also increased at a higher rate in November 2021. Reflecting the favourable impact of increased exports, ... was observed in November 2021. The weighted average spot exchange rate in the interbank market continued to hover around Rs. 202 per US ...

    conedit1 - 25.01.2022 - 13:59

  9. Primary Dealers

    ... securities, market Valuation, repurchase agreements, forward rate agreements, interest rate swaps, financial statements, dividend ... as well as, one to one discussions, are held with PDs to exchange views and to institute remedial measures, where necessary. In ...

    admin - 20.03.2023 - 15:45

  10. The International Monetary Fund Releases the Fourth Tranche of USD 251.4 million under the Extended Fund Facility

    ... the efforts of the authorities to deepen the foreign exchange market while building up reserves and achieving enhanced exchange rate flexibility. The IMF has also maintained the view that the monetary policy ...

    content_manager - 27.01.2018 - 16:26

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