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 ...
Insights
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...
Sector Outlook | Construction
Construction sector is expected to demonstrate resilience compared with other economic sectors of Sri Lanka...
Monthly
Updates
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 ...
December 2020
AWCMR rose marginally up as the market activity level declined significantly in the second half of December. However, the repo ...