Exchange Rates on 22-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		111.21		112.62
Sterling Pound	165.37		168.57
Euro		154.74		158.00
Swiss Franc	100.34		102.61
Canadian Dollar	91.20		93.28
Australian Dollar	75.17		77.24
Singapore Dollar	76.25		77.91
Japanese Yen	1.2276		1.2601

(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		296.90
Kuwait		Dinar		406.42
Oman		Rial		290.68
Qatar		Riyal		30.73
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		29.83
UAE		Dirham		30.47

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during
the week ended 19th December, 2008 by all commercial banks were 18.97 percent and 17.40
percent respectively.
(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of Commercial banks for the month of November,
2008 was 11.39 percent.