Category: Banking and Finance
Fitch downgrades SLT & CEB, upgrades Lion Brewery on rating scale revision
Feb 18, 2019 (LBO) – Fitch Ratings has taken rating action on non-financial corporates following the recalibration of its National Rating scale to reflect changes in the relative creditworthiness among the country's issuers following the downgrade of the sovereign rating. Accordingly, the National Long-Term Ratings of Sri Lanka Telecom, Ceylon Electricity Board and DSI Samson Group has been downgraded […]
Fitch revises National Long Term Rating of NSB to AA+(lka) from AAA(lka)
Feb 18, 2019 (LBO) – Fitch Ratings has revised the National Long-Term Rating of National Savings Bank to ‘AA+(lka)’ from ‘AAA(lka)’ with a stable outlook following the recalibration of the Sri Lankan National Rating scale after the sovereign’s Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating was downgraded. The rating agency, however, said that the rating action is not related […]
Sampath Bank records PBT of Rs18.3Bn for 2018
Feb 15, 2019 (LBO) – Sampath Bank recorded a profit before tax (PBT) of 18.3 billion rupees for the year ended 31st December 2018, up by 10.5 percent from a year earlier. Profit after tax (PAT) too registered a marginal growth of 0.3% from Rs 12.10 Bn in 2017 to Rs 12.14 Bn in 2018. […]
Central Bank to impose withdrawal restrictions for deposits of The Finance Company
Feb 15, 2019 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Central Bank has proposed regulatory measures including suspension of accepting new deposits, restrictions on withdrawal of deposits and restricting disbursement of loans and advances to facilitate the restructuring process of The Finance Company (TFC). The Monetary Board at its recent meeting, having considered the weak financial performances of […]
DFCC becomes first Sri Lankan bank to be certified for Visa’s QR Payment Solution
DFCC Bank created history by becoming the first bank in Sri Lanka to be certified for Visa’s QR Payment Solution. A ceremony was held recently at the DFCC Bank to mark this achievement in the presence of senior management of DFCC Bank and Visa. The service brings the advantages of security, reliability, and global acceptance […]
Central Bank clarifies issues on sale of ETI Finance Ltd
Feb 12, 2019 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Central Bank says it has come to the notice of the Bank that some misinformation is circulating pertaining to ETI Finance Ltd (ETIF) disposing its subsidiaries, sub-subsidiaries and investment properties, and the involvement of CBSL therein. With regard to the said transaction, CBSL wishes to clarify the following: […]
Central Bank requests customers to use EMV enabled cards for ATM transactions
Feb 06, 2019 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Central Bank requests customers to use EMV enabled payment cards for ATM transactions to strengthen the security of these transactions. The EMV enabled cards carry an electronic chip which is visible at the front of the card. If the card used by a customer is not EMV enabled, […]
Commercial Bank enables online payment of Ports Authority charges
Feb 06, 2019 (LBO) – Commercial Bank of Ceylon has added the Sri Lanka Ports Authority to its online banking platform, enabling customers to pay their Ports Authority charges in respect to their shipping requirements from anywhere, anytime. To use this online payment option, customers have to key in their 14 digit invoice number issued […]
LankaClear says their payment network has not been compromised
Feb 05, 2019 (LBO) – Operator of Sri Lanka’s national payment network, LankaClear assures the general public that their payment network, LankaPay has not been compromised as it is fully secured adhering to international PCI-DSS security standard. The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) is an information security standard for organizations that handle […]
Fitch announce re calibration of Sri Lankan National rating scale
Feb 05, 2019 (LBO) – Fitch Ratings said today it will re-calibrate the Sri Lankan National Rating scale to reflect changes in the relative creditworthiness among Sri Lankan issuers following the downgrade of the country’s sovereign rating to ‘B’ from ‘B+’ on 3 December 2018. The full statement follows: Fitch Ratings-Hong Kong/Singapore-04 February 2019: Fitch […]
Sri Lanka’s John Keells Holdings profits up 7-pct in 3Q
Jan 31, 2019 (LBO) – Profits attributable to equity holders of the diversified John Keells Holdings group rose 7 percent to 4.8 billion rupees in the December 2018 quarter with revenues increasing 17 percent to 36.5 billion, its interim accounts showed.The Group profit before tax at 5.63 billion rupees in the third quarter is a […]
Enterprise Sri Lanka loan scheme disburses Rs217mn to over 500 recipients
Jan 31, 2019 (LBO) – Policy Development Office of the Prime Minister’s Office says the “Thurunu Diriya” loan scheme, which was implemented to empower small and medium young entrepreneurs, successfully disbursed the 500th loan last week.Accordingly, at the end of January 2019, a total of 515 “Thurunu Diriya” loans worth more than 217 million rupees […]