Exchange Rates on 29-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			112.30		113.71
Sterling Pound		164.65		167.71
Euro			158.31		161.56
Swiss Franc		105.69		108.09
Canadian Dollar		92.25		94.37
Australian Dollar		76.66		78.71
Singapore Dollar		77.53		79.20
Japanese Yen		1.2347		1.2637

(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	299.47
Kuwait			Dinar	409.31
Oman			Rial	293.20
Qatar			Riyal	30.99
Saudi Arabia		Riyal	30.08
UAE			Dirham	30.73

(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 was 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.