Low interest rates. Who are the winners and losers?
When the COVID pandemic engulfed global economies, Central Banks around the world almost universally, brought ...
Insights
Commodity price deflation is over! What next for Sri Lanka?
Year 2020 marks the lowest global commodity prices in the recent history as a result of extraordinary events that unfolded with ...
Sri Lanka Economy | 2020 Highlights
ICRA Lanka estimates Sri Lanka’s GDP growth rate in 2020 to be -4%. In addition, our estimates indicate industry, services,...
The Central Bank’s COVID Response | Finding balance between financial sector stability and credit growth
ICRA Lanka believes maintaining the soundness of the financial system is of paramount importance to long term...
Monthly
Updates
April 2021
Decline in the excess money market liquidity continued onto mid-April with a short-lived liquidity spike in between driving the call and repo ...
March 2021
Call and repo rates started to move up from mid-March while the call volumes exceeded the precrisis levels. This was mainly due to substantial...
February 2021
Call and repo rates were steady but the volumes moderated in February. T-bill yields in the secondary market saw ~10 bps hike ...
January 2021
Interbank call market activity rose markedly to pre-crisis levels during January barring 3rd week. Repo volumes were modest and ...