Central Bank may consider maintaining policy stance: First Capital Research
First Capital Research believes that the Central Bank may consider maintaining the same policy stance in this policy review but given the considerable …
First Capital Research believes that the Central Bank may consider maintaining the same policy stance in this policy review but given the considerable …
Sri Lanka’s economy is projected to grow by 3.3 percent in 2021, but the medium-term outlook is clouded by pre-existing macroeconomic weaknesses and the …
Sri Lanka’s gross official reserves were 3,550.7 million US dollars by the end of August, up from 2,805.9 million US dollars in July, the latest Central Bank …
With the corona epidemic and mismanagement of the economy, the country is now facing a Trinity of crises which cannot be cured by this government due to its …
Sri Lanka’s Central Bank has tightened its monetary policy stance to address the imbalances in the external sector and to preempt the buildup of …
First Capital Research believes that there is a significant probability (90%) to hold policy rates due to the considerable improvement in high-frequency …
The Monetary Board of the Central Bank has decided to maintain the Standing Deposit Facility Rate (SDFR) and the Standing Lending Facility Rate (SLFR) of the …
First Capital Research believes that there is a 95% probability for policy rates to remain unchanged at the next monetary policy meeting due to the measures …
The Monetary Board of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, at its meeting held on 19 May 2021, decided to maintain the Standing Deposit Facility Rate (SDFR) and the …
In order to further strengthen the economic cooperation between two countries, the Government of Republic of Korea has agreed to provide concessional loans …
The Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) flagship annual economic publication, the Asian Development Outlook (ADO) 2021, forecasts a significant rebound in Sri …
Despite the heavy toll of the COVID-19 pandemic on Sri Lanka’s economy and the lives of its people, the economy will recover in 2021, though challenges …
The Monetary Board of the Central Bank has decided to maintain the Standing Deposit Facility Rate (SDFR) and the Standing Lending Facility Rate (SLFR) at their …
Food inflation has risen over the last year, although the overall inflation is low. According to the National Consumer Price Index, overall prices rose by 3.7% …
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa emphasizes that the Governors and District Secretaries should take the lead in the regional development process. It is the …
Certain market interest rates, such as yields on government securities, have shown unwarranted volatility recently, which is not in line with monetary policy …
Delivering the keynote address on the topic, External Debt Situation in Sri Lanka: Our Route to Resolution, the Governor of the Central Bank, Deshamanya …
First Capital Research believes that there is a 70 percent probability to hold policy rates due to the considerable improvement in high-frequency indicators …
The overall rate of inflation as measured by NCPI on Year-on-Year basis is 3.7 percent in January 2021 and inflation calculated for December 2020 was 4.6 …
Highlights ICRA Lanka estimates Sri Lanka’s GDP growth rate in 2020 to be -4%. In addition, our estimates indicate industry, services, and agricultural …