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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.
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