Category: Banking and Finance
Brazilian technical assistance to dairy and sugarcane industries in Sri Lanka
High-Level Technical Team of eight professionals from the Federal University of Viçosa, Federal University of Sao Carlos and the Brazilian Cooperation Agency (ABC) is scheduled to undertake a technical visit to Sri Lanka with a view to providing Brazilian Technical Assistance for the development and capacity building of the Dairy and Sugarcane industries in Sri […]
Government has brought anti-corruption Bill not to catch thieves but to imprison the whistle blowers: Eran
SJB Parliamentarian Eran Wickramaratne said that the government has brought a new legislation called Anti –corruption Bill is aimed at not to prevent bribery and corruption but more to make the informants – the whistle blowers about the thieves afraid and silence them. The new anti-corruption Bill proposed by the government enshrines that a person […]
Sampath Bank reports profit before tax of Rs 4.5Bn and profit after tax (PAT) of Rs 2.6Bn at 31st March
Sampath Bank succeeded in raising Rs 10 Bn in Tier 2 capital via a debenture issue in February 2023 and despite the depressing economic outlook in the Country, the issue was oversubscribed – a testament to the investor confidence placed in Sampath Bank and widespread acceptance of the stability and prudent governance of the Bank. […]
Sri Lanka economy expected to contract by 3-pct in 2023, Grow 1.5-pct in 2024: IMF
Given the weak external environment and domestic policy tightening, aimed at restoring macroeconomic stability, Sri Lanka’s economy is expected to contract by 3 percent in 2023, before registering a modest growth of 1.5 percent in 2024, Krishna Srinivasan, Director of the Asia and Pacific Department of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said. Speaking at a […]
Comm Bank gross income grows 54.2-pct in Q1: LKR appreciation impacts loan book, deposits and assets
The Commercial Bank of Ceylon Group’s deposit base has surpassed Rs 2 trillion, a milestone it achieved in the first quarter of 2023 despite the continuing impacts of mercurial exchange rates and market interest rates, and the effects of the economic downturn on multiple sectors of business. The Group, comprising of Sri Lanka’s biggest private […]
Sri Lanka Central Bank assures banking sector stability in debt restructuring process
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has assured the banks that the regulatory stance in the on-going Domestic Debt Optimization (DDO) discussions with the diverse stakeholders will be that, the banking sector stability cannot be put at risk, a statement said. Presently the banking sector is well capitalized with average Capital Adequacy Ratio over 15% and […]
Ajay Banga becomes 14th President of World Bank
The Executive Directors of the World Bank today selected Ajay Banga as President of the World Bank for a five-year term beginning June 2, 2023. Ajay Banga most recently served as Vice Chairman at General Atlantic. Previously, he was President and CEO of Mastercard, a global organization with nearly 24,000 employees. Under his leadership, MasterCard […]
ADB President commends SL for action taken to overcome economic crisis and pledges further support
Foreign Minister Ali Sabry met with the President of Asian Development Bank, Masatsugu Asakawa in Seoul, Republic of Korea during the 56th Annual Meeting of the ADB, Tuesday. The Minister expressed Sri Lanka’s gratitude for the excellent partnership and cooperation extended by the Asian Development Bank during a challenging period for Sri Lanka and for […]
Govt public debt restructuring and concerns of the banking sector: SL Banks Association
The banks believe that all stakeholders involved in structuring the restoration of Sri Lanka’s Balance of Payments to a sustainable equilibrium must necessarily take a careful look at the resulting outcomes – impact to the banking sector capital and liquidity in a potential Domestic Debt Restructuring (DDR) and minimise the risk to the sector, a […]
‘s Central Bank says structural reforms needed for short and long-term issues: Annual Report
The implementation of structural reforms focusing not only on restoring near term stability but also on rebuilding the nation with adequate safeguards and resilience in the post-debt restructuring and post-IMF bailout era is vitally important for permanent revival from the current economic crisis, Central Bank of Sri Lanka releasing its 2022 annual report said. The […]
Seylan Bank appoints Ramesh Jayasekara as Director/CEO
Seylan Bank has announced the appointment of Ramesh Jayasekara as its new Director/Chief Executive Officer, effective from 1 May 2023. Having joined Seylan Bank in 2011 as Chief Financial Officer, Ramesh was later appointed Chief Risk Officer in 2016 and assumed the role of Deputy General Manager – Corporate Banking from 2018 until 2019. He was […]
‘ “Cleaner Seabeds for Sri lanka” Expedition
Earlier this month, Plasticcycle, the social entrepreneurship project of the John Keells Group, entered into an agreement with The Pearl Protectors, a youth-led marine conservation organization that works to protect marine life and the ocean ecosystem in Sri Lanka, to partner on a project to remove underwater marine litter from sensitive marine ecosystems and reefs […]