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Government Debt Securities - FAQs
... traded in the secondary market. Accordingly, the Yield rates of bonds and bills are determined by the market. To invest in the Primary ... Investors can maintain multiple accounts under one or more dealer direct participants. If I am an investor in Government ...
conedit1 - 13.07.2023 - 15:56
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Glossary
... Call Money Rate AWCMR Weighted average of interest rates of overnight call money market transactions (uncollateralised) between ... itself between counterparties to contracts traded in one or more financial markets, becoming the buyer to every seller and the seller to ...
conedit1 - 02.04.2025 - 16:49
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Domestic Operations - FAQs
... liquidity in order to maintain the short term interest rates in consistent with the inflation target. How do Open Market ... repo; less than 7 days– short term repo/reverse repo; more than 7 days up to 90 days - long term repo/reverse repo). What are ...
conedit1 - 02.04.2025 - 16:08
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The Current Exchange Rate Arrangement: Background, Positive Impact thus far, and Expected Outcomes
... correction. This behaviour of exchange rate since allowing more flexibility in March 2022 suggests the need for careful sequencing of ... banking system. This significant volatility of the exchange rates drove up the interbank exchange rates as well as customer buying and ...
conedit1 - 07.06.2022 - 10:12
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Monetary Policy - FAQs
... quantitative restrictions on credit, ceilings on interest rates, moral suasion as well as communication and forward guidance can also be ... enabling the CBSL to make informed policy decisions in a more consultative manner. What are the key monetary aggregates in Sri ...
conedit1 - 27.02.2025 - 10:03
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Monetary Policy Review - No. 8 of 2017
... is appropriate and decided to maintain the policy interest rates of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka at their present levels. However, the ... month, partly benefiting from the implementation of a more flexible exchange rate regime. However, the trade deficit widened during ...
content_manager - 27.01.2018 - 14:42
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The Annual Report of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka for the Year 2017
... further in March 2017 by raising the key policy interest rates of the Central Bank by 25 basis points. Increasing market interest rates ... aggregates in 2017. This deceleration was effected via more active open market operations (OMOs) through which the Central Bank ...
conedit1 - 27.04.2018 - 09:07
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Statement by Deshamanya Professor W.D. Lakshman Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka
... to revive the economy including the establishment of a more conducive tax regime and a more favourable monetary policy stance, ... must therefore take note of the fact that higher interest rates offered on deposits generally mean that the relevant institutions are ...
content_manager - 07.06.2020 - 20:19
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Government Securities Market
... credit market. In addition, changes in the volumes and rates in the Treasury bill market affect the cost, profitability and liquidity ... par or premium Market determined yield rates prevail Tradable in the secondary market ... Treasury bills and bonds separately at any given time. (more information on IIA can be found via ...
admin - 24.03.2023 - 15:25
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IMF Reaches Staff Level Agreement with Sri Lanka on Three-Year $1.5 Billion EFF
... tax system—eliminating exemptions, holidays, and special rates to broaden the tax base and create a tax system that is simple, efficient, and more equitable. The government will seek to raise the tax-to-GDP ratio to near ...
content_manager - 04.10.2018 - 10:29