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Lanka Rating Agency, a unit of Malayasia's Rating Agency Malaysia, has secured 15 mandates in its first few months of operation, officials said Thursday. Lanka …
Central Bank taps primary dealers for ideas
Sri Lanka's Central Bank has sought views from market players to improve the primary dealer system, in the backdrop of calls to widen the industry's revenue …
Treasury units of top corporates unite
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Five banks respond to Sri Lanka's call to raise funds from migrant workers via an international bond, despite doubts about the timing and the structure of the …
Sri Lanka’s Central Bank leaves policy rates at current levels
Sri Lanka's Central Bank opted not to tinker with its benchmark interest rates as the pace of inflation showed signs of easing off. Sri Lanka's Central Bank …
Sri Lanka steps up surveillance on counterfeit notes
Sri Lanka's Central Bank is ramping up efforts to stamp out forged notes, after a steep rise in counterfeiting activities in the past few months, officials …
Sri Lanka to shop for overseas debt
Government says it will raise up to US$ 500 million in the international debt markets next year to finance identified infrastructure projects as concessional …
Sri Lanka rate hike not enough to boost rupee
Sri Lanka's central bank sent a powerful message to the local markets Tuesday when it hiked interest rates unexpectedly to keep rising inflation from …
Sri Lanka’s Central Bank raises policy rates
Sri Lanka's Central Bank raised short term interest rates by quarter percentage point on Tuesday, the second increase in three months, in a bid to reign in …
Sri Lanka’s Bank of Ceylon raises US$ 130 mn
State-run Bank of Ceylon signed up for US$ 130 million two-year syndicated loan last Friday, to finance its ongoing trading facilities including oil imports to …
Increasing Sri Lanka’s private debt
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Sri Lanka holds key rate to assist economic recovery
Sri Lanka's Central Bank left its key policy rates unchanged on Wednesday to help the island's continued economic recovery from last year's tsunami. online …
Populist tax cuts could fail to tame Sri Lanka’s inflation
Despite ad hoc attempts to tame inflation through populist measures, soaring international crude prices could prompt Sri Lanka's Central Bank to think long and …
Treasury rates move up ahead of Wed.’s policy rate announcement
Sri Lanka's treasury yields kept its upward momentum ahead of Wednesday's monetary policy review announcement. Sri Lanka's treasury yields kept its upward …
Sri Lanka’s Bank of Ceylon shops for dollars
State-run Bank of Ceylon is shopping in the local and foreign markets for debt capital, to fund ongoing business activities and expand its capital base, a top …
Galloping taxes fail to rein Sri Lanka’s thirst for wheels
Galloping taxes on imported vehicles and higher fuel costs have failed to curb Sri Lanka's thirst for new wheels, industry watchers said Friday. Galloping …
Sri Lanka takes stock on total debt profile
Sri Lanka hopes to use its upcoming sovereign rating to retire some old expensive foreign currency debt and streamline its borrowing programme, Treasury …
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Sri Lankan rupee heads down faster than expected
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