Category: Forex
Chamber Academy to host webinar on Revision of Forex Regulations & its Implications
The Chamber Academy, the knowledge arm of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce has joined hands with Hutchison Telecommunications Lanka (Pvt) Ltd and London Stock Exchange Group – Sri Lanka to host a timely webinar on the recent revisions of foreign exchange regulations. The virtual discussion will aim to brief the private sector on the new […]
Sri Lanka’s official reserves down to USD 4bn by end May; YTD rupee depreciation 6.7-pct
Sri Lanka’s official reserves were 4 billion US dollars (USD 4,018.1mn) by the end of May, down from 4.5 billion US dollars in April, the latest Central Bank data showed. By the end of May, the foreign currency reserves were 3,530.7 million dollars while the reserve position in the IMF was 69.1 million dollars. Special […]
Central Bank invites private sector to raise offshore funding; zero-cost swap facility available
Sri Lanka’s Central Bank with a view of encouraging foreign currency inflows to the country, invites the private sector to pursue avenues to raise offshore funding leveraging on its strengths, with the consent of the Finance Minister and in line with provisions of the Foreign Exchange Act. In this regard, to hedge the foreign exchange […]
Sri Lanka secures USD 500Mn concessional financing from Republic of Korea
In order to further strengthen the economic cooperation between two countries, the Government of Republic of Korea has agreed to provide concessional loans from the Economic Development Cooperation Fund (EDCF) of the Export Import Bank of Korea (KEximbank). Accordingly, the Government of Republic of Korea and Government of Sri Lanka have agreed to sign a […]
Sri Lanka’s gross official reserves estimated at USD 4.5bn at end April 2021
Sri Lanka’s official reserves were 4.5 billion US dollars (USD 4,476.5mn) by the end of April, up from 4.1 billion US dollars in March, the latest Central Bank data showed. By the end of April, the foreign currency reserves were 4,022.9 million dollars while the reserve position in the IMF was 68.7 million dollars. Special […]
‘s Central Bank simplifies foreign exchange regulations
Sri Lanka’s Central Bank has revised regulations issued under the Foreign Exchange Act, No. 12 of 2017 (FEA) for further simplification and clarity improvement. The move expects to achieve greater efficiency in the conduct of cross-border foreign exchange transactions alongside further facilitating economic activities of the stakeholders through greater convenience of doing business. The revised […]
Sri Lanka rupee strengthened against the US dollar
The Sri Lanka rupee further strengthened against the US dollar yesterday, on positive outlook for inflows. The selling rate was quoted at 191.97 rupees for a US dollar, as against 201.28 rupees on Friday and a peak of 204.62 rupees last week. The indicative dollar spot exchange rate was 194.44 rupees yesterday as against 199.93 rupees […]
China Development Bank signs USD 500Mn Financing Facility Agreement with Sri Lanka
China Development Bank (CDB) and Sri Lankan Finance Ministry on Monday signed USD 500 Million Foreign Currency Term Financing Facility (FTFF), which is the second tranche of the total RMB 2 billion plus USD 1 billion FTFF supported by the Chinese side to Sri Lanka after the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic. Earlier in March, the […]
Rupee dips further; domestic players dominate equity market
Forex Market The USD/LKR TT buying and selling exchange rates on 8th April 2021 were marked at LKR.199.21 and LKR.203.5 respectively. The indicative USD spot exchange rate which depicts the average rate of all USD/LKR spot transactions that were executed throughout the previous business day in the local inter-bank foreign exchange market was recorded at […]
‘s gross official reserves estimated at USD 4.1bn at end March 2021
Sri Lanka’s gross official reserves were estimated at US dollars 4.1 billion (excluding the swap facility with the PBOC), with an import cover of 3 months, at the end-March 2021, the Central Bank said. Recently, the Central Bank entered into a bilateral currency swap arrangement with the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) amounting to CNY […]
Govt has no intention to tarnish its unblemished debt service record, CBSL clarifies reports
The Government has no intention to tarnish its unblemished debt service record by delaying the settlement of maturing debt obligations, the Central Bank clarified. The clarification came after a newspaper today publishing a report of a planned delay in settlement of dues on SLDBs and foreign currency loans obtained by the Government from domestic banks. […]
‘s official reserves down to USD 4.5bn by end Feb; YTD rupee depreciation 5.2-pct
Sri Lanka’s official reserves were 4.5 billion US dollars (USD 4,555.7mn) by the end of February, down from 4.8 billion US dollars in January, the latest Central Bank data showed. By the end of February, the foreign currency reserves were 4,097.3 million dollars while the reserve position in the IMF was 69.2 million dollars. Special […]