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1. Monetary Policy Review - May 2016

   ... measures, an upward movement in short term money market rates and other market interest rates was observed. Reflecting the gradual transmission of increased short ...

   content_manager - 02.10.2018 - 11:07

2. Monetary Policy Review – July 2016

   ... past few months. On the monetary front, market interest rates have adjusted upwards in response to the monetary tightening measures ... desired levels. In spite of the increase in market interest rates, credit granted to the private sector by commercial banks increased at ...

   content_manager - 09.10.2018 - 09:20

3. Discontinuation of Compilation and Publication of Sri Lanka Inter Bank Offered Rate (SLIBOR)

   ... of phasing out the compilation and publication of offered rates including the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR), requests from ... Banks (LCBs) to discontinue the reporting of offered rates in the context of thin interbank market volumes for longer tenures, and ...

   conedit4 - 25.02.2020 - 08:49

4. Domestic Operations - FAQs

   ... liquidity in order to maintain the short term interest rates in consistent with the inflation target. How do Open Market ... which affects the movements of other short-term interest rates, as well as long-term interest rates in the economy. The resultant impact ...

   conedit1 - 02.04.2025 - 16:08

5. Monetary Policy - FAQs

   ... quantitative restrictions on credit, ceilings on interest rates, moral suasion as well as communication and forward guidance can also be ... the Standing Lending Facility Rate (SLFR) as policy interest rates were discontinued w.e.f. 27 November 2024. SDFR and SLFR, which are ...

   conedit1 - 27.02.2025 - 10:03

6. Financial System Policy

   ... rate of 4.00 per cent per annum, capping of interest rates charged on credit card payments, reduction of minimum monthly payment ... the Monetary Law Act Order No. 1 of 2020 on Maximum Interest Rates on Pawning Advances of Licensed Banks were published on the website of ...

   conedit1 - 19.08.2020 - 11:36

7. 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 ... correcting some disparity that existed between the policy rates and the yields on government securities. Other market interest rates are ...

   content_manager - 27.01.2018 - 14:42

8. Monetary Policy Review - August 2016

   ... of July 2016 as well. In the meantime, short term interest rates increased considerably in response to monetary tightening measures ... to a sharp upward adjustment in both lending and deposit rates in the financial sector. The Monetary Board, at its meeting held on ...

   content_manager - 29.01.2018 - 09:50

9. Monetary Policy Review - No. 5 of 2017

   ... is appropriate and decided to maintain the policy interest rates of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka at their present levels. In ... at a slow pace. In view of high nominal and real interest rates prevailing in the market, it is expected that growth of monetary and ...

   content_manager - 16.08.2017 - 16:18

10. 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 were allowed to stabilise at high levels. Nevertheless, the improvements ...

    conedit1 - 27.04.2018 - 09:07

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