Exchange Rates on 20-Feb-09 

 The average rates of the following currencies quoted by commercial banks in Colombo.

Currency		Buying Rate	Selling Rate

U.S. Dollar		113.56		115.14
Sterling Pound	161.18		164.31
EURO		142.79		145.89
Swiss Franc	95.72		98.46
Canadian Dollar	89.59		92.15
Australian Dollar	72.24		74.36
Singapore Dollar	73.84		75.51
Japanese Yen	1.2011		1.2302

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

Country		Currency	Indicative Rate

Bahrain		Dinar	302.01
Kuwait		Dinar	387.90
Oman		Rial	295.71
Qatar		Riyal	31.26
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 13th February, 2009 by all commercial banks were 19.56 per cent and 15.24 per cent respectively.

 The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks for the
 month of January, 2009 was 11.74 per cent.