Exchange Rates on 25-Feb-09 

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


Currency		Buying Rate	Selling Rate

U.S. Dollar		113.70		115.33
Sterling Pound	164.89		168.16
EURO		145.63		148.85
Swiss Franc	97.35		100.21
Canadian Dollar	90.83		93.49
Australian Dollar	73.47		76.65
Singapore Dollar	74.17		75.88
Japanese Yen	1.1704		1.1994

(2) 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		302.34
Kuwait		Dinar		391.18
Oman		Rial		296.05
Qatar		Riyal		31.30
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		30.39
UAE		Dirham		31.03

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime
Rate (LPR) during the week ended 20th February, 2009 by all commercial
banks were 19.18 per cent and 15.19 per cent respectively.

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