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Policy Package to Support Greater Macroeconomic Stability : Allowing Flexibility in the Exchange Rate
Published Date: Monday, March 7, 2022 Press Releases
tmadmin - 08.03.2022 - 09:48
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Policy Package to Support Greater Macroeconomic Stability : Allowing Flexibility in the Exchange Rate
... of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka announced a comprehensive policy package on 04 March 2022 with the view to counter such economic ... In that context, greater flexibility in the exchange rate will be allowed to the markets with immediate effect. The Central Bank is ...
tmadmin - 08.03.2022 - 09:48
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The Central Bank of Sri Lanka Reduces the Bank Rate
... 2020, having observed the cumulative reduction of the key policy interest rates of the Central Bank, namely the Standing Deposit Facility Rate (SDFR) and the Standing Lending Facility Rate (SLFR), by 200 basis points ...
content_manager - 16.04.2020 - 09:47
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The Central Bank of Sri Lanka keeps the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) unchanged
The Monetary Policy Board, at its meeting held yesterday, decided to maintain the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) at the current level of 7.75%. The Board arrived at this decision ...
conedit5 - 25.03.2026 - 11:51
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Discontinuation of Compilation and Publication of Sri Lanka Inter Bank Offered Rate (SLIBOR)
... of offered rates including the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR), requests from several Licensed Commercial Banks (LCBs) ... an alternative interest rate, such as the Central Bank’s policy rates, Average Weighted Call Money Rate (AWCMR), Average Weighted Prime ...
conedit4 - 25.02.2020 - 08:49
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Meeting of Targets on Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate for end 2019 in line with the Monetary Law Act Order No. 2 of 2019
... on “Enhancing Efficiency of the Transmission of Recent Policy Decisions to Rupee Denominated Market Lending Rates” required, inter ... (LCB) to reduce their weekly Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPR) by at least 250 basis points by 27 December 2019, compared to ...
mohanan - 01.01.2020 - 08:58
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Monetary Policy Instruments and Implementation
Monetary Policy Instruments and Implementation The Central Bank possesses a wide range of tools to be used as instruments of monetary policy. The main monetary policy instruments used currently are Overnight Policy Rate (OPR), Open Market Operations (OMO), Standing Facilities and the Statutory ...
admin - 27.02.2025 - 10:20
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COVID-19 Measures
... PAYMENT FACILITIES AND OTHER COVID-19 POLICY MEASURES MEASURES TO REDUCE INTEREST RATES, ENHANCE MARKET ... PAYMENTS AND SETTLEMENTS ACTIVITIES EXCHANGE RATE POLICY, RESERVE MANAGEMENT AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE FLOWS MAINTAIN ...
admin - 08.10.2020 - 15:30
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Domestic Operations - FAQs
... Questions (FAQs) Market Operations What is Monetary Policy Implementation? Monetary policy implementation involves the use of ... (OMOs) are used to influence the Average Weighted Call Money Rate (AWCMR), which affects the movements of other short-term interest rates, ...
conedit1 - 02.04.2025 - 16:08
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Measures to Reduce Interest Rates, Enhance Market Liquidity & Finance the Government
... Central Bank in order to expedite credit flows. Key monetary policy instruments such as policy interest rates and the Statutory Reserve ... have been reduced to the lowest levels in history. The Bank Rate has been reduced sharply. Lower interest rates reduced the burden on ...
conedit1 - 22.09.2021 - 15:33