COLOMBO : Sri Lanka's central bank caught markets off-guard by cutting its key rates by 250 basis points on Thursday as inflation slowed at a faster-than-expected pace and the price outlook turned more benign.The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) cut its standing deposit facility rate and standing lending
COLOMBO : Sri Lanka's central bank caught markets off-guard by cutting its key rates by 250 basis points on Thursday as inflation slowed at a faster-than-expected pace and the price outlook turned more benign.
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka cut its standing deposit facility rate and standing lending facility rate to 13 per cent and 14 per cent, respectively, from 15.5 per cent and 16.5 per cent previously. "The commencing of such monetary easing is expected to provide an impetus for the economy to rebound from the historic contraction of activity witnessed in 2022, while easing pressures in the financial markets."
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