Sri Lanka’s highest ever loan installment due next week: PM
Jan 10, 2019 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s highest ever loan installment of 2.6 billion US dollars is due on Monday in spite of foreign reserves coming down to 6.9 …
Markets
FM to meet IMF Managing Director in Washington on IMF Fund Facility
Jan 09, 2019 (LBO) – Minister Mangala Samaraweera will leave for Washington on Friday, to get the IMF External Fund Facility (EFF) back on track, …
Reserve Bank of India agrees to provide USD400mn SWAP to Central Bank
Jan 09, 2019 (LBO) – Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has agreed to provide 400 million US dollars to the Central Bank of Sri Lanka under its SAARC SWAP facility …
Recent rupee depreciation aligned with capital outflows not current account
Jan 08, 2019 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Central Bank Governor says that the rupee depreciation is no longer aligned with fundamentals in terms of current account …
First Capital increases equity exposure as global funds reversing towards Asia
Dec 28, 2018 (LBO) – First Capital Research has upgraded its equity exposure to 60 percent with the belief that the events that have unfolded globally may …
Net outflows from securities market & CSE surpasses USD200mn in October
Dec 21, 2018 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Central Bank says the trend of foreign investment outflows from the financial account continued during October, with …
CSE announces changes in S&P SL20 with year-end index rebalance
Dec 21, 2018 (LBO) – Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) has announced the following changes in S&P Sri Lanka 20 index constituents made by S&P Dow Jones …
LSEG Technology implements settlement solution for Singapore Exchange
Dec 20, 2018 (LBO) – LSEG Technology has successfully implemented Settlement and Central Securities Depository functionality for Singapore Exchange (SGX). …
Active trading in shares of John Keells Holdings (JKH)
December 20, 2018 (LBO) – Trading at the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) picked up with active trading in bellwether stock John Keells Holdings (JKH). JKH …
China Securities Depository and Clearing Corporation and CDS Sri Lanka commits to corporation
Dec 18, 2018 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Central Depository Systems (Pvt) Ltd (CDS) and China Securities Depository and Clearing Corporation Limited (CSDC) …
Sri Lanka’s macro economic conditions stable, Fiscal discipline required: CB Gov
Dec 06, 2018 (LBO) – Central Bank Governor Dr. Indrajit Coomaraswamy says that the islands debt situation is manageable and that no major destruction to …
Sri Lanka rupee depreciated against US dollar by 15-pct this year
Nov 29, 2018 (LBO) – Sri Lankan rupee has depreciated against the US dollar by 15.1 percent during the year up to date reflecting a broad-based strengthening …
Sri Lanka rupee hits new low of Rs.180: Stocks down 0.34-pct
Nov 23, 2018 (LBO) – The Sri Lanka rupee dropped to a low of 180.66 against the US dollar following a political crisis, which began a month earlier in …
Sri Lanka’s political crisis puts IMF loan negotiations on hold
Nov 21, 2018 (LBO) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan facility to Sri Lanka, approved in mid-2016, has been put on hold due to the islands …
Moody’s downgrades Sri Lanka ratings to B2 amid political crisis
Nov 20, 2018 (LBO) – Moody’s Investors Service has downgraded the Government of Sri Lanka’s foreign currency issuer and senior unsecured …
Sri Lanka growth expected to recover to 4 – 4.5-pct in 2019: CB Gov
Nov 15, 2018 (LBO) – There are some positive signs with FDI and exports probably going to be record numbers this year and we envisage Sri Lanka’s …
Sri Lanka CB Chief confident of meeting debt repayment targets in 2019
Nov 14, 2018 (LBO) – Political uncertainty will not have an impact on Sri Lanka’s debt repayment preparations for 2019, the Central Bank Governor …
John Keells Holdings (JKH) makes Rs11bn stock buyback offer
November 12, 2018 (LBO) – Shares of Colombo Stock Exchange market bellwether John Keells Holdings (JKH) were halted this morning pending announcement of …
Constitutional Crisis – Rs28bn foreign capital flees Sri Lanka in 2 weeks
November 9, 2018 (LBO) – Foreign selling of Sri Lanka’s stocks and bonds continued at a brisk pace in the second full week of Sri Lanka’s …
Sri Lanka Central Bank rejects recent news articles on increased money printing
Nov 07, 2018 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Central Bank on Wednesday rejected newspaper articles published about the increased money printing by the Central Bank in …