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Sri Lanka's NSB subsidiary staff to be offered VRS: Minister

Sri Lanka Savings Bank staff will be offered a voluntary retirement scheme,

May 14, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka Port City offshore banking regulations within two months: Minister

The banking regulations remains to be approved by parliament

May 13, 2024 2 min read

Sri Lanka Central Bank in push to tighten SIM re-issue over mobile banking scam

The central bank together with banks are tightening security on an ongoing basis

May 10, 2024 3 min read

Sri Lanka parliament passes law to delay foreclosed assets

The changes to the Recovery of Loans by Banks (Special Provisions) (Amendment) Bill seeks to delay 'parate execution'

May 7, 2024 1 min read
Sri Lanka financial literacy to combat fraud, cut indebtedness: CB Governor

Financially literate persons will make better savings and investment decisions

Sri Lanka's Bank of Ceylon to divest subsidiary BOC Travels

BoC to divest 100 percent of its shareholding in its subsidiary B O C Travels (Private) Limited

Sri Lanka parate suspension increases risk premium, endangers deposits, banks say

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March 11, 2024 6 min read

NDB starts savings scheme for HNI children

Supports early entry to digital banking

March 10, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka Nawaloka Hospital gets court order to stop asset sale

Court of Appeal issues interim order preventing Hatton National Bank PLC from auctioning the property

March 1, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka planning bad-debt authority for parate execution nod: Justice Minister

We believe that there should be an intermediate regulatory authority

February 28, 2024 3 min read

Jayamin Pelpola appointed to Sri Lanka's BOC board

Jayamin Pelpola, a fintech entrepreneur and investor, appointed to board of Bank of Ceylon as non-executive director

February 27, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka to give Rs20bn in SME loans with ADB support

20 billion rupee loans scheme for small and medium enterprises hit by an economic crisis

February 27, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka to halt auction of bank loan collateral till Dec 15

A sufficient grace period to pay off relevant debts without being a burden to the banking system should be allowed

February 27, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka's Commercial Bank Dec net down on tax provisions

Pre-tax profits were Rs8.89bn Rs2.4bn but after tax profits were down amid a reversal

February 24, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka to halt parate execution of defaulted SME bank loans: Minister

Cabinet paper next week

February 21, 2024 2 min read

Sri Lanka private credit surge Rs97bn in Dec 2023

From June 2023, outstanding private credit went up by 345.7 billion rupees

February 5, 2024 2 min read
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Sri Lanka transfers balance CPC forex crisis bank debt to government

State-run banks gave billions of dollar loans to the CPC as forex shortages emerged from inflationary rate cuts

February 5, 2024 4 min read

Sri Lanka signs World Bank $150 deposit insurance loan

The funds will come from the low-interest International Development Association window

February 2, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka's Commercial Bank eyes 20bn debenture sale

The bank is offering debentures at 100 rupees each, for tenures of 5 years, 7 years and 10 years.

January 31, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka CB warns against using personal bank accounts for business

CB considering legal action against registered limited liability companies using personal bank accounts for tax evasion

January 23, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka CB seeks explanation from banks which have not cut loan rates fast

"There are a lot of banks that have reduced, but not to the extent that we hoped. We are closely monitoring the banks"

January 23, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka interest rate volatility, instability, big challenges: bankers

People ask 'what's the year end exchange rate or interest rate? It is something that you don't want to even guess at

Apsara Rodrigo
January 21, 2024 3 min read

Sri Lanka private credit expands in November

Since June, private credit has expanded 248 billion rupees

January 16, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka banks say their ISB restructure should be cushioned with SLDB model

ISB restructuring is the single largest short-to-medium term issue the industry is having

Apsara Rodrigo
January 14, 2024 4 min read

Sri Lanka banks to set up business revival units: CB Governor

Business Revival Units in licensed banks to strengthen their role in the recovery of businesses, SMEs, corporates

January 11, 2024 2 min read

Removing Sri Lanka's debt recovery laws will hurt SME loans: CB Governor

Removing parate execution powers and making it less easy to recover loans, will make it difficult for SMEs to get loans

January 10, 2024 1 min read