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Monetary Policy Review - April 2016
... the month of February 2016. Meanwhile, market interest rates have risen reflecting the tight monetary conditions in the economy. Going ... the Statutory Reserve Ratio (SRR) and policy interest rates, and that the impact of these measures is yet to be reflected in monetary ...
content_manager - 04.10.2018 - 09:52
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Monetary Policy
... Sri Lanka, which mainly involves setting the policy interest rates and managing the liquidity in the economy. The monetary operations of the ... uses its policy instruments to guide short term interest rates along the desired path. The Overnight Policy Rate (OPR), which is the ...
admin - 27.02.2025 - 09:20
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Domestic Foreign Exchange Market
... foreign exchange trading occurs on a 24-hour basis exchange rates are subject to change before a trade settles and thereby traders may face ... an asset resulting from unexpected fluctuations in interest rates. If a country’s interest rates fluctuate it affects countries' exchange ...
admin - 29.03.2023 - 14:44
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The Central Bank Publishes 'Recent Economic Developments: Highlights of 2019 and Prospects for 2020'
... pipeline. In spite of monetary easing, market interest rates remained high in both nominal and real terms, prompting the Central Bank to impose caps on deposit interest rates of financial institutions, in April 2019, to expedite monetary policy ...
content_manager - 07.11.2019 - 15:26
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Credit Card Payments
... lending introduced. This included to recduce interest rates on credit card advances to 18 per cent per annum commencing from the next ... rate of 4.00 per cent per annum, capping of interest rates charged on credit card payments, reduction of minimum monthly payment ...
conedit1 - 22.09.2020 - 14:24
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Amendments to Frequently Asked Questions No. 05 of 2020 on Monetary Law Act Order No. 3 of 2020 - Maximum Interest Rates on Mortgage-backed Housing Loans
... on Monetary Law Act Order No. 3 of 2020 - Maximum Interest Rates on Mortgage-backed Housing Loans Issue Date: Wednesday, ...
conedit1 - 19.02.2021 - 12:57
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NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC – MONEY CHANGERS
... Changers have been prohibited from offering higher exchange rates to customers beyond the exchange rates offered to such Money Changers by Licensed Banks. The Money Changers ...
tmadmin - 28.03.2022 - 19:54
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Monetary Policy Review - March 2016
... far during 2016. In the monetary sector, market interest rates have risen, reflecting the tightening monetary conditions and the ... the impact of the upward movement in market interest rates, while the envisaged fiscal consolidation path is expected to support the ...
content_manager - 29.11.2018 - 10:46
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Monetary Policy Review - No. 7 of 2017
... is appropriate. Accordingly, the policy interest rates of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka will remain unchanged at their current ... liquidity in the domestic money market, some bank interest rates moved downwards in recent months. In the external sector, the ...
content_manager - 07.11.2017 - 11:33
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The Central Bank Responds to Misleading News Reports on Future Interest Rate Movements
... the Central Bank is expecting a rise in domestic interest rates in the period ahead. The reasons cited in the said reports for such ... higher than expected imports and increased interest rates on government securities. The Central Bank emphasises that, based on ...
content_manager - 08.03.2018 - 15:27