Category: Economy and Markets
Sri Lanka sells USD330mn of one, three and five year development bonds
Oct 16, 2015 (LBO) – The issue of Sri Lanka development bonds amounting to 75 million US dollars have been oversubscribed with 407.25 million US dollars of bids received from investors.The central bank has accepted 277.50 million US dollars in one year bond at a floating rate of weighted average margin (bps) over six month […]
Sri Lanka to cut food import bill by manufacturing locally
Oct 16, 2015 (LBO) – A National Programme on Food Production is being planned by the government of Sri Lanka with the contribution of all the ministries and institutions with an estimated cost of 15,595 million rupees to minimize the expenditure on imports by producing the utmost amount of food in Sri Lanka. Cabinet Spokesman […]
Sri Lanka changes the scope of work of OCH again
Oct 15, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s government has changed the scope of work for phase III of the Outer Circular Highway (OCH), from Kerawalapitiya to Kadawatha, which is about 9.32 kilometers, the Cabinet Spokesman told reporters at a media briefing held in Colombo. The Cabinet of Ministers approved the award of the above contract […]
Sri Lanka stocks close down 0.1-pct at three-month low
Oct 15, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lankan stocks closed down on Thursday for a third consecutive day with economic and budget concerns keeping investors away, brokers said. The Colombo benchmark All Share Price Index closed down 9.87 points at 7,030.45 down 0.14 percent. S&P SL20 closed 1.96 points lower at 3,783.13 lower 0.0.05 percent. “Lack of […]
PTL Watch: Sri Lanka bond yields drop, some profit taking
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Sri Lanka stocks close down 0.5-pct
Oct 14, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lankan stocks closed down on Wednesday with continued losses in index heavy and banking sector stocks, brokers said. The Colombo benchmark All Share Price Index closed down 38.13 points at 7,040.32 down 0.54 percent. S&P SL20 closed 32.33 points lower at 3,778.88 lower 0.85 percent. “Investors are still keeping to […]
Sri Lanka’s Treasury bill yields drop across maturities; 12 month yield down 08bps
Oct 14, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Treasury bill yields were down across maturities at Wednesday’s auction with the 12-month yield dropping 08 basis points to close at 7.10 percent, data from the state debt office showed. 3-month yields were down by 05 basis points to close at 6.73 percent while 6-month yields were down […]
PTL Watch: Bond yield curve drops 30-35 basis points
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MasterCard, NDB to offer purchase control solutions to minimize fraud
Oct 14, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s National Development Bank and MasterCard said that they will bring the MasterCard Purchase Control solution to Sri Lanka, which combines an integrated pre-approval process with secure virtual account numbers to deliver enhanced global controls and increased transaction security thereby reducing their exposure to fraud and employee misuse. “As Sri Lankan enterprises […]
Singapore eases monetary policy with currency to appreciate slower
Oct 14, 2015 (LBO) – The Monetary Authority of Singapore will ease its policy stance for the second time this year and slow the appreciation of the Singapore dollar, it said on Wednesday. Singapore’s monetary authority targets the exchange rate, based on the NEER (Nominal Effective Exchange Rate), rather than key interest rates to determine […]
Sri Lanka stocks close down 0.3-pct: Budget concerns
Oct 13, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lankan stocks closed down on Tuesday with losses seen in some index heavy and telecom sector stocks with investors concerned about the budget, brokers said. The Colombo benchmark All Share Price Index closed down 21.55 points at 7,078.45, down 0.30 percent. S&P SL20 closed 5.01 points lower at 3,811.21 lower […]
PTL Watch: Bond yields drop with correction on yield curve
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