Category: Banking and Finance

Sri Lanka’s request for a US$ 113.5 mn debt moratorium on interest payments due to the International Monetary Fund came through on Thu., freeing up some cash for emergency post-tsunami reconstruction bills.Sri Lanka’s request for a US$ 113.5 mn debt moratorium on interest payments due to the International Monetary Fund came through on Thu., freeing […]

The Paris Club of creditor nations offered an unconditional freeze on debt repayments for Indonesia, the Seychelles and Sri Lanka to help them recover from last month’s catastrophic tidal waves.The Paris Club of creditor nations offered an unconditional freeze on debt repayments for Indonesia, the Seychelles and Sri Lanka to help them recover from last […]

International rating agency Fitch Ratings, says a debt moratorium extended by the Paris Club, deferring external debt service for an as yet unspecified period could lead to an unintended bunching of repayments and more generalised debt service difficulties at a later date.Making its observation before the Paris Club meeting Fitch says that the G7 external […]

Civil rights groups are calling on the government and other non-governmental organisations (NGO) for transparency in tsunami relief operations.Civil rights groups are calling on the government and other non-governmental organisations (NGO) for transparency in tsunami relief operations. “An immediate attempt should be made to account for all donations that have been received for reconstruction and […]

The United Kingdom has come forward to pick up 10 percent of Sri Lanka’s debt repayments to multilateral lenders from next year, as part of the UK government’s efforts to ease the island nation’s US$ 1.5 bn tsunami reconstruction cost.The United Kingdom has come forward to pick up 10 percent of Sri Lanka’s debt repayments […]

Top multilateral donors who are drawing up new financing plans for Sri Lanka’s post-tsunami period are due to stump up over US$ 500 mn in additional loans in the coming weeks, a joint statement said Tue.Top multilateral donors who are drawing up new financing plans for Sri Lanka’s post-tsunami period are due to stump up […]

The International Monetary Fund is expected to give its verdict by Thu.on Sri Lanka’s request to delay interest payments, while the island’s Central Bank prepares to rollout the red carpet to welcome the Fund’s First Deputy Managing Director. The International Monetary Fund is expected to give its verdict by Thu. on Sri Lanka’s request to […]

Insurance premiums are expected to go up by mid this year when local insurers factor earthquake and tsunami cover into policies.Insurance premiums are expected to go up by mid this year when local insurers factor earthquake and tsunami cover into policies. “The local industry is still discussing this but premiums will probably go up by […]

Top multilateral donors who are drawing up new financing plans for Sri Lanka’s post-tsunami period are due to stump up over US$ 500 mn in additional loans in the coming weeks, a joint statement said Tue.Top multilateral donors who are drawing up new financing plans for Sri Lanka’s post-tsunami period are due to stump up […]

Sri Lanka will ask the Paris Club group of foreign-creditor governments and the International Monetary Fund to allow it to delay debt payments to help it pay for reconstruction projects after the Dec. 26 tsunami. Sri Lanka will ask the Paris Club group of foreign-creditor governments and the International Monetary Fund to allow it to […]

Nations Trust Bank picked up a Rs.655 mn subordinated loan from a Dutch financial institution to give its fledgling housing loan portfolio a leg up.Nations Trust Bank picked up a Rs. 655 mn subordinated loan from a Dutch financial institution to give its fledgling housing loan portfolio a leg up. The rupee denominated loan (equivalent […]

The Tax Cluster will look at providing tax concessions for tsunami-donations and for reconstruction activity, says the Inland Revenue.The Tax Cluster will look at providing tax concessions for tsunami-donations and for reconstruction activity, says the Inland Revenue. “We have got requests for tax concessions on donations and for imports for reconstruction. We will discuss these […]