Sri Lanka central bank considers revamping primary auctions

Oct 21, 2016 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Central Bank is considering revamping the Primary Auction system for government securities, sources said. The proposed system would overhaul the auction bidding process and introduce non-competitive bidding so as to create a level playing field. The move likely follows heavy profits made by one primary dealer from government […]

PTL Watch: Bond yields continue upward momentum

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PTL Watch: Yields tick higher on low volumes

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Central Bank to introduce repo transactions on electronic platform

Sept 19, 2016 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Central Bank is considering introducing the repurchase and reverse repurchase transactions to the Bloomberg electronic bond trading platform. All primary dealers had joined this platform for government securities secondary market transactions starting from August, while commercial banks joined the platform from 15th September 2016. “All stakeholders have now […]

PTL Watch: Yields edge higher on local selling

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