on 15-Dec-08 in SLRS
(1) The average rates of the following currencies quoted by commercial banks in Colombo.

Currency	                          Buying Rate	           Selling Rate
U.S. Dollar			110.78		112.14
Sterling Pound		165.94		169.00
EURO			148.42		151.50
Swiss Franc		94.08		96.16
Canadian Dollar		88.99		90.98
Australian Dollar		73.45		75.46
Singapore Dollar		74.57		76.12
Japanese Yen		1.2116		1.2427

(2) The approximate exchange rates of GULF Currencies, based on previous day’s market
weighted average rate for the US$ are as follows:

Country	                            Currency	         Indicative Rate
Bahrain			Dinar		294.89
Kuwait			Dinar		403.46
Oman			Rial		288.76
Qatar			Riyal		30.53
Saudi Arabia		Riyal		29.63
UAE			Dirham		30.27

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during
the week ended 11th December, 2008 by all commercial banks were 20.62 percent and 18.85
percent respectively.

(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of Commercial banks for the month of November,
2008 was 11.39 percent.