2018-11-14 | Operating Instruction No. 35/01/005/0007/13Added · Updated
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka mandates that licensed commercial banks maintain reserves against Sri Lankan Rupee-denominated deposit liabilities at a rate of six percent. This directive, issued by the Monetary Board under the Monetary Law Act, replaces Schedule A of Operating Instructions No. 35/01/005/0007/12 and takes effect on 16 November 2018. Banks must adhere to the updated reporting format for daily average deposit liabilities while other existing operating instructions remain in force.
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oqecUaro@rrfaO ffififffinfld. l?* e-oirpnL-@Ei Glgng! gun@oeir gilotourBaonD Domestic Operations Department OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS No.35/0 I /005/0007/t 3 14 November,20l8 To : All Licensed Commercial Banks RESERVE REQUIREMENTS Your attention is invited to the notification made by the Monetary Board of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka under Sections 10(c), 93,94,96 and 97 ofthe Monetary Law Act (Chapter 422 of Ceylon Legislative Enactments) as amended by Regulation o'D" published in the Gazette Extraordinary of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka No. 2097115 of 14 November 2018 on the above subject.
2. The Licensed Commercial Banks are hereby informed that in accordance with the said
notification, they should maintain reserves against deposit liabilities denominated in Sri Lankan Rupees at an amount equal to six per centum (6.00%) of the total of such deposit liabilities.
3. Schedule A of Operating Instructions No. 35l}ll005l007lI2 of 12 October 2018 is
replaced by attached 'schedule A'.
4. The above amendment will take effect from 16 November 2018. All other instructions
contained in our Operating Instructions No. 3510110051007106 and 35l0ll}O5/007107 of 22 April, 2013 as amended from time to time will continue to apply. QN$\IV.' {.r.t pi.""torll)omestic Operations 7 O:l gog,2 O?r ee)<6 q.zo: 30, ejac8erd gcOzl n1.@o. 590, ozsrcg@ 01, @ g"2s.lcg genb 7, Gonqryrb 2 @ar. 30, rarnglugl Loneirgleop p.6lu 590, Ganqgrbq 01, @atramno n2 346287 M ddoA@"Urt.lt Level T, Tower 2 No. 30, Janadhipathi Mawata P.O. Box 590, Colombo 01, SriLanka '&X9 www.cbsl.gov.lk I ) +94 112 477036 B +94
SCIIEDULE A
FORM OF REPORT
REPORT OF DAILY AVERAGE DEPOSTT LIABILITIES
NameoftheBank:
To: Director,
Domestic Operations Deparfrnent,
Cenhal Bank of Sri Lanka,
Colombo 01
The average amounts of deposit liabilities reported below are based on the deposit balances shown by the books of the Banks at the close of business of each day of the period specified above. (, Demand Deposits (i, Time and Savings Deposits (iit) Margins against Letters of Credit/DA Terms (iu) All other Deposit Liabilitiest I In the case of Certificate of Deposits the amount declared should be the paid up value.
REQUIRED RESERYES
For the period commencing .....
Item In Sri Lankan
Rupees
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