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COLOMBO, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's central bank kept its overnight policy rate unchanged on Wednesday as it awaited the latest review on a $2.9 billion International Monetary Fund program. The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) held the overnight policy rate at 7.
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka keeps the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) unchanged The Monetary Policy Board, at its meeting held yesterday, decided to maintain the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) at the current level of 7.75%.
COLOMBO (Reuters) -Sri Lanka’s central bank has room to cut interest rates further but is treading carefully to preserve a buffer against potential external shocks, Governor P. Nandalal Weerasinghe told Reuters on Friday, ahead of its policy meeting on ...
Sri Lanka's central bank is expected to maintain its key interest rate at 7.75% on Wednesday, a Reuters poll found, as an International Monetary Fund delegation reviews the sixth tranche of a crucial $2.
Sri Lanka central bank's foreign exchange reserves, net of swaps, fell to 2,298 million US dollars in November 2025, from 2,533 million in October before cyclone Ditwah, and a new International Monetary Fund emergency loan,
COLOMBO (Reuters) -Sri Lanka's economy will grow by 4.5% this year, the central bank said in a monetary policy report on Friday, despite some risks to the island nation's recovery from U.S. tariffs. The central bank's projection is above World Bank ...
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Vendettas waged by government bureaucrats never look good but, in Sri Lanka, such higher-minded considerations seem to have evaded two powerful men who should know better. Arjuna Mahendran and Ajith Cabraal, the current and former governors of the Central ...
Sampath Bank PLC announced that it has received approval from the Central Bank of Sri Lanka to enter the wealth management business through a wholly owned subsidiary. ..
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) is expected to maintain its key interest rate at 7.75% on Wednesday, a Reuters poll found, as an International Monetary Fund delegation reviews the sixth tranche of a crucial $2.9 billion package.
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