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Exchange Rates on 27-Jan-09 in SLRS
The average rates of the following currencies quoted by commercial banks in Colombo.
Currency Buying Rate Selling Rate
U.S. Dollar 113.19 114.82
Sterling Pound 158.26 161.48
Euro 149.05 154.39
Swiss Franc 98.79 101.72
Canadian Dollar 91.92 94.63
Australian Dollar 74.49 76.74
Singapore Dollar 75.25 77.00
Japanese Yen 1.2593 1.2912
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 302.10
Kuwait Dinar 394.31
Oman Rial 295.82
Qatar Riyal 31.28
Saudi Arabia Riyal 30.36
UAE Dirham 31.00
The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR)
during the week ended 23rd January, 2009 by all commercial banks were 19.37 per cent
and 16.61 per cent respectively.
The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks for the month of
December, 2008 was 11.63 per cent.
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