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@Yahapalanaya wrote:CSE GREEN

ASPI 6052

37 points up

Sorry Samariyan,Maharaja,Kithsiri,Ryan

Who are these members????????
Samariyan & Kithsiri??????????

MARA ge golayo.. Very Happy

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Today also Green

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Increased by 9.8 points

Machan Soil,Samaritan,Maharajah group when will it come to 5500..

Good 2019 beginning to all real Srilankan investors.. Very Happy

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Will the positive vibes of new year inject some energy to see.Things are good for last week or so.

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I think we are understating Sri Lanka’s GDP under new methodology: CB Governor
Jan 02, 2019

Sri Lanka’s Central Bank Governor on Wednesday pointed out that the authorities need to look at carefully whether they are recording the GDP of the country accurately.
According to Coomaraswamy’s own view, the growth in 2018 should be somewhere between 3.5 and 4 percent.

“I don’t think this is a 3 percent growth economy, the IMF said 3.5 percent, the World Bank said 4 percent and we thought it was about 3.8 percent,” he said.
“My own view is that we are understating GDP. Not that anybody doing it intentionally, it’s just the process of going into a new methodology that needs to support with the certain amount of surveys.”
Sri Lanka adopted a new methodology for recording GDP estimates a few years ago which was commended by experts as a good methodology.

“But that methodology needs a lot of surveys to support it. We at the moment don’t have the resources to undertake all the surveys that are necessary to support that methodology,” he said.
“So, they tend to use proxies, when you use proxies it tends to be a judgment call. So what is not certain is that whether they have picked the right proxies or enough proxies.”
Coomaraswamy said even though the Census and Statistics Department is the statutory authority publishing growth figures, they also have challenges.

“One particular number I’m challenged by is the transport sector; it contracted. Maybe it’s true but that’s something that I have doubts because proxies used for that may not be completed as they could be,”
“Even the port city, I think there is some challenge in how to record that activity.”

http://www.lankabusinessonline.com/i-think-we-are-understating-sri-lankas-gdp-under-new-methodology-cb-governor/

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PM, biz leaders beeline for Orchids!
3 January 2019

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Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, flanked by Urban Areas and Western Development Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka, Health Minister Rajitha Senaratne, Skills Development and Vocational Training Deputy Minister Karunarathna Paranawithana, Waters Edge Chairman Chamath Silva, Laugfs Holdings Chairman W.K.H. Wegapitiya, Access Group Chairman Sumal Perera, and Vallibel One Group Chairman Dhammika Perera, at the launch of ‘50K Orchids’ restaurant at Water’s Edge, Battaramulla on Tuesday.

http://www.ft.lk/front-page/PM--biz-leaders-beeline--for-Orchids-/44-670081

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Sri Lanka cement use flat in 2018, but pick up in September

Jan 08, 2019

Sri Lanka's cement production was down 3.2 percent to 2.086 million tonnes in the first nine months of the year and imports were also flat, but there has been a pick-up in September, official data shows.
Total imports and production was flat at 6.204 million tonnes in the first nine months of the year, against 6.229 million tonnes a year earlier, central bank data showed.

In September domestic production picked up 11.4 percent to 262,000 metric tonnes.
Imports also picked up 18 percent to 909,000 metric tonnes during the month. Imports however may vary over months, as stocks change.

Sri Lanka's statistics office said the construction sector grew 2.5 percent in real terms during the third quarter of 2018, compared to a year earlier. Nominal growth was 7.5 percent.

https://economynext.com/Sri_Lanka_ce...3-13078-4.html

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Sri Lanka for removal of trade barriers

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Recent rupee depreciation aligned with capital outflows not current account
Jan 08, 2019

Sri Lanka’s Central Bank Governor says that the rupee depreciation is no longer aligned with fundamentals in terms of current account flows and it is now being driven by capital outflows from the government securities market.

Governor Indrajit Coomaraswamy recently revealed that foreigners who held about two billion US dollars worth of rupee denominate government securities have now brought it down to just nine hundred million dollars.

“That money has had to be fed through the market and that has created a lot of pressure in a thin market of somewhere between sixty to hundred million a day,” he said.

“If 10 or 20 million of government securities money flows out it clearly creates an imbalance between supply and demand in the market.”

Coomaraswamy says that they had to intervene in the foreign exchange market as they think the current depreciation of the currency is a disorderly depreciation.

“The currency has depreciated almost sixteen percent and the real effective exchange rate is well below hundred, so it is now undervalued,” he said.

“So there is no justification for the central bank to prevent what we think now is a disorderly depreciation of the currency, so we have to intervene.”

Governor Coomaraswamy said that they also had to take a remedial action last year to reduce current account outflows. Gold imports, vehicle imports, and oil imports are the main sources that affected current account outflows.

“So those three main sources of instability in the current account have been looked after but now what we need to do is change sentiment,” he said.

According to the Governor, people need change sentiment at three levels. Importers need confidence not to accelerate imports, exporters need to start converting export proceeds or at least convert in a more timely basis and thirdly the holders of gov securities needs to have greater confidence to hold their money.

“Now it’s a matter of confidence in terms of the way we are managing the economy both on the fiscal and monetary side. We are very confident that on all those fronts going forward with the support of the government we can do what is necessary.”

http://www.lankabusinessonline.com/recent-rupee-depreciation-aligned-with-capital-outflows-not-current-account/

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RBI Agrees to USD 400 mn SWAP – Boost to Reserves

January, 9, 2019

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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has agreed to provide USD 400 mn to the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) under its SAARC SWAP facility.

CBSL has also requested a further bilateral SWAP arrangement of USD 1 billion between the RBI and CBSL which is under consideration.

The RBI’s very rapid and timely assistance will serve to boost investor confidence by supporting Sri Lanka to maintain an adequate level of external reserves while accommodating outflows related to imports, debt servicing and, if necessary, support for the currency to avoid disorderly adjustment.

The CBSL acknowledges the very active role played by the Government of India, the Sri Lankan High Commission, in Delhi, and the Indian High Commission, in Colombo, in facilitating these arrangements.

With the end of the delays related to the political developments in the country, the Government of Sri Lanka (GoSL) and the CBSL have also already revived action to: (1) issue international sovereign bonds; (ii) obtain term loans; and (iii) negotiate credit lines through the State banks on behalf of the GoSL. It is expected that these operations will be completed in 1Q 2019.

In addition, Hon Mangala Samaraweera, Minister of Finance and Mass Media will be visiting Washington (14 – 16 January 2019) to resume negotiations with the IMF on the Extended Fund Facility.

http://bizenglish.adaderana.lk/rbi-a...t-to-reserves/

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@ruwan326 wrote:RBI Agrees to USD 400 mn SWAP – Boost to Reserves

January, 9, 2019

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has agreed to provide USD 400 mn to the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) under its SAARC SWAP facility.

CBSL has also requested a further bilateral SWAP arrangement of USD 1 billion between the RBI and CBSL which is under consideration.

The RBI’s very rapid and timely assistance will serve to boost investor confidence by supporting Sri Lanka to maintain an adequate level of external reserves while accommodating outflows related to imports, debt servicing and, if necessary, support for the currency to avoid disorderly adjustment.

The CBSL acknowledges the very active role played by the Government of India, the Sri Lankan High Commission, in Delhi, and the Indian High Commission, in Colombo, in facilitating these arrangements.

With the end of the delays related to the political developments in the country, the Government of Sri Lanka (GoSL) and the CBSL have also already revived action to: (1) issue international sovereign bonds; (ii) obtain term loans; and (iii) negotiate credit lines through the State banks on behalf of the GoSL. It is expected that these operations will be completed in 1Q 2019.

In addition, Hon Mangala Samaraweera, Minister of Finance and Mass Media will be visiting Washington (14 – 16 January 2019) to resume negotiations with the IMF on the Extended Fund Facility.

http://bizenglish.adaderana.lk/rbi-a...t-to-reserves/

https://economynext.com/Sri_Lanka_fi...3-13097-1.html
Hope these two news will give a green day tomorrow Wink

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Chinese loans not main source of debt trap, says think tank
2019-01-14

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Funds borrowed through ISBs at higher rates outweigh loans from China
ISB debt growth caused by shift from concessional debt to commercial debt
Price of debt more crucial than quantity of debt- Verité Research

Sri Lanka getting caught in a debt trap and finding itself in a precarious position has less to do with its borrowings from China but more to do with its participation in international bond market activities, according to Colombo-based economic think tank Verité Research.

While Sri Lanka is being made the poster child of falling into the Chinese debt trap, where it is largely perceived that the nation’s sovereignty and geo-political space is compromised, the latest insights by Verité Research narrate a different story.
Of Sri Lanka’s total external debt, Verité Research identifies that less than 15 percent is from China. Although the share of debt to that country cannot be considered low, it is certainly is not the main source of the debt trap, according to Verité Research Executive Director and Head of Research Nishan de Mel.

Acknowledging that Sri Lanka’s debt exposure to China has increased from 2 percent and has grown fast, de Mel pointed out that it is not the monopolizing source of debt.
According to him, the dominating source of the debt trap is the debt to international financial and bond markets, where the rate of borrowing is almost three times higher.
Analysis by Verité Research showed that almost 50 percent of Sri Lanka’s debt liabilities are to international financial and bond markets, which have grown from almost zero percent since 2007—the year the country started issuing international sovereign bonds (ISBs).

This source of debt picked up at a fast pace as Sri Lanka lost access to bilateral concessional debt in 2005 and 2006. De Mel said that the shift from concessional debt to commercial debt is what has essentially forced this growth.
In addition to Sri Lanka borrowing at over 6 percent, the other aspect of ISBs is that it is short term and has to be refinanced every seven years on average.
When compared with the debt from China post-2012, such loans were extended at a concessionary rate of 2 percent and are to be refinanced approximately in 19 years.

“Looking at it from a Sri Lankan perspective, it is important to recognize that there are significant to simple financial advantages in borrowing from China at 2 percent and having 19 years to sort that out than borrowing from international financial markets at over 6 percent and having only 7 years to recycle that,” explained de Mel.
“That has a significant implication to Sri Lanka as the cost of the commercial debt is quite high compared to the cost of multilateral and bilateral debt.”
He elaborated that with the ISBs having a weighted average of 6.29 percent, the rate is high and it is getting too expensive to borrow from such sources. Although it’s a decade since the end of the war, Sri Lanka’s risk premium too has not declined as much as it should, de Mel noted.

“Our thought process is that even though people talk about the quantity of debt, it is not necessarily the fundamental problem. It is the price of debt; placing our monetary position at risk is the price we are paying,” he said.

http://www.dailymirror.lk/article/Chinese-loans-not-main-source-of-debt-trap-says-think-tank-161047.html

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CSE expresses optimism amidst headwinds

16 January 2019

CSE bosses say political and stability, and fast-tracking economic growth key to draw foreign investors
Urges return of captive funds such as EPF, NSB, SLIC; opines it was a miracle market survived without them for 4 years
Colombo remains one of the most attractive based on price multiples among regional peers
Rs. 99.3 b raised via CSE in 2018 was highest since 2016; domestic investor purchases up Rs. 15 b

Despite the challenging times ahead, the county’s capital market is optimistic that the progressive line-up measures will continue anticipating sizeable investments to take-off ground this year.

Outlining the key elements of the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) wish-list for 2019, its Chairman Ray Abeywardena said reinstating political stability, currency and fast-tracking economic growth were some of the priorities they believed that the Government together with all stakeholders would attend to, to retain and attract new foreign investors.

“Ensuring political stability, exchange rate and getting the economy back on the track are essential in order to attract foreign investors as these are key factors they look into when they explore markets,” he told the Daily FT.

Abeywardena also called on the Government to bring back captive funds which had been kept away for the past four years. “It is a miracle that our market survived without those captive funds, which includesEPF, ETF, NSB and SLIC.

Four years is a long enough to create a framework for these institutions. It is time that the Government made it a reality,” he stressed.

Noting that trade unions had been actively engaged in this matter and hadn’t opposed, he said the market was now eagerly waiting for the Government to take steps through either the Central Bank or the Finance Ministry.

In terms of performance, he said although in 2018 the market had closed on a negative note, CSE still remained one of the most attractive based on price multiples among regional peers, adding that contribution to total market turnover by local institutional investors had increased by 6% compared to a year earlier.

“Both indices ended on negative note with All Share Index -4.9% and S&P Sri Lanka 20 Index -14.6%. However, a negative trend was evident among regional peers,” Abeywardena noted.

According to him almost all Asian markets have ended on a negative note, including India, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Indonesia, Pakistan, Korea, Philippines, Shanghai,Singapore, Taiwan and Thailand. The ASI is in fourth place in terms of regional market indices performance.

“Although the ASI has ended 2018 on a negative note, considering the regional context, other regional indices have shown a much greater decline. In terms of performance, frontier and emerging markets at large have underperformed compared to US high-yield in 2018,” he added.

CSE Chief also highlighted that in terms of capital raising, the market had fared better than in the two previous years, noting that Rs.99.3 billion had been raised through IPOs, debt issues, rights issues and private and placements. In 2017 CSE raised Rs.73.5 billion and in 2016 it was Rs.85.6 billion. Domestic investor purchases had increased by Rs.15.1 billion to Rs. 122.5 billion compared to Rs.107.4 billion in 2017.

He stated that the net foreign outflow of both primary and secondary market wasRs.15. 6 billion last year.Total foreign investor contribution in 2018 declined marginally from 46.9% to 44.5%.

“Foreign participation remained more or less the same as in 2017, but what is significant is that foreign purchases increased from Rs.112.2 billion to Rs.268.2 billion. Foreign investors have continued to engage in our market amid a challenging year for Sri Lanka on the macro front and tightening global financing conditions,” Abeywardena said.

Asked about the game plan to turnaround the foreign outflow in the backdrop of the US being likely to announce more rate hikes, CSE Chief Executive Officer Rajeeva Bandaranaike said market should not be unduly concerned as these funds would return as the CSE was still at attractive multiples.

“All stock markets experience foreign inflows and outflows and these are hot money flows which are dependent on a number of external factors. A strengthening US economy, interest rates and US Dollar havethe potential to affect investment flows into markets in general. However, we anticipate that attractive valuations in the Sri Lankan stock market, especially compared to regional and frontier peers, will place us as a noteworthy market in our segment,” he added.

Asserting that frontier market focused fundsconstitute a large portion of our foreign investments, he said it had the mandate to look at investment opportunities outside the US and go by the investment case of the particular market.

“Especially in this context, it leaves Sri Lanka well placed when attracting frontier funds, should the macro outlook offer signs of stability. We therefore will continue to engage frontier market focused investors in 2019 as well,” Bandaranaike said.

Given the slow growth in the economy, asked about CSE’s plans to make the capital market more attractive particularly to local investors, Bandaranaike stressed that they had provided an opportunity for the entire spectrum of the corporate sector to raise equity and debt capital.

“The Main Board for the larger companies both in the State sector and the private sector, the Diri Savi Board for the medium-sized companies, the SME Board for the SMEs with different listing criteria, and multi-currency board for foreign companies wishing to list and trade dollar-denominated securities. We believe that we have a wide base of investors, both local and foreign, that companies can tap into and we have put the necessary regulatory and governance framework in place. We stand ready to support and guide any company. It is upto the State sector and private sector companies to avail themselves of these opportunities,” he emphasised.

With 2019 being an election year, he said they expected the market to feature volatile behaviour, which was natural. “Sometimes elections result in some amount of speculation on the part of investors. There may be some volatility but volatility also proves opportunity for investors. We actually may see more volumes this year,” Bandaranaike asserted.

http://www.ft.lk/top-story/CSE-expre...inds/26-670922

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SPSE and CSE enter a memorandum of understanding to enhance collaboration

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UK assures existing GSP+ tariffs will continue post-Brexit
19 January 2019

Britain to set up trade preference team to implement new system in three tiers to provide same rates as EU
Says UK will remain a key economic partner in the world
Calls on local entrepreneurs to proactively engage with policymakers to take local economy forward

British High Commissioner to Sri Lanka James Dauris on Thursday assured local exporters the UK would extend the same preferential tariff rates to countries which were currently beneficiaries of the Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) of the European Union to ensure there would be minimal impact to their exports post-Brexit.

Delivering the keynote address at the 24th Annual General Meeting of the National Chamber of Exporters, he highlighted some of the key issues related to international trade and Britain’s ambitions post-Brexit outlook as well as responsibilities of local exporters and business leaders in charting Sri Lanka’s future growth.

“There are a lot of queries related to Brexit. Day one after the exit from the European Union (EU) we will set up a trade preference team to introduce preferential market access to developing countries under the EU GSP scheme to minimise business disruption,” he assured the export fraternity of Sri Lanka. He said this intended system of the UK would be implemented in three tiers and rates would be set at the same rates as the EU, while also noting that they would remain open, encouraging and friendly towards investors and businesses from around the world including Sri Lanka even after leaving the EU.

He affirmed that the UK, after Brexit, would have in place a system of tariffs which would extend the same preferential tariff rates to countries which were currently beneficiaries of the Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) including Sri Lanka.

The High Commissioner said the UK was confident of continuing its growth post-Brexit, which has also been acknowledged by the EU. “The UK is an outward-looking, engaging and key partner in economic development in the world,” he added.

Referring to the world’s fast-changing economic landscape and challenges related to international trade, the High Commissioner pointed out that countries needed to be more cautious in the face of these profound new developments.

“There are significant changes taking place in the world economy. China’s growth in the past few years has been remarkable and according to research studies, it shows that it will take over the world’s biggest economy, which is the US, by 2030. Experts also predict that by 2050 China and India put together will be equal to all the G7 economies. Power always follows money, so you must not underestimate the profound impact of all these activities,” he warned.

The High Commissioner also called on local entrepreneurs, exporters and business leaders to actively voice their concerns to direct the country’s growth trajectory in the right direction through collective engagement.

“While the Government will set out the regulations and fiscal management at macro level, as entrepreneurs and business leaders you all have an active and a responsible role to play to navigate Sri Lanka to be one of the prosperous economies. Focus on innovation and higher customer services, collectively call on the Government to simplify process of doing business, liberalise labour laws and have outward-looking polices. The voice of business leaders matters,” he insisted.

http://www.ft.lk/front-page/UK-assures-existing-GSP--tariffs-will-continue-post-Brexit/44-671149

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More should be done to win confidence of exporters - Ramal J.
Monday, January 21

With the implementation of the National Export Strategy (NES), much work is left to be done in terms of winning confidence of the export community said Ramal Jasinghe, immediate Past President of National Chamber of Exporters (NCE) of Sri Lanka.

“NCE is now engaged as a participant to the implementation process of the NES, with seats on the Advisory and Working Committees.” Jasinghe told at the 17th Annual General Meeting of NCE, held at Galadari Hotel, Colombo.

He said that Chamber was continually in the forefront raising concerns of exporters related to the negotiations of the proposed Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) with larger countries who enjoy greater economies of scale, to mitigate difficulties to enter their territories due to non-tariff barriers, non-recognition of quarantine and laboratory test reports of Sri Lankan institutions, country of origin requirements, and items included in the negative lists which impact Sri Lankan manufacturers.

“However the Chamber recognizes the need to reach a wider global customer base through FTAs or a similar mechanism, to achieve inclusion to the global market place, on fair trading terms. “he said.

He also noted that the Chamber has presented to the Ministry of Finance a comprehensive set of budget of proposals following consultations with member exporters, and the conduct of a pre-budget workshop to identify issues. We trust that these proposals will be taken in to consideration following the resolution of the prevalent political issues, which the Chamber will follow up on behalf of our members”

With the real possibility of the GSP concession eventually being withdrawn to the growing Middle Income Status of the Country, emphasis on the export of Services would attract more focus of the Chamber.

“Having made positive through the initiatives of our ICT cluster, we recognize as a sustainable way forward the need to add on more service providers earning foreign exchange to augment the service sector portfolio of the Chamber, such as education , Tourism and Professional services, to develop a robust export economy.” he said.

He also stressed Sri Lanka’s competitor countries in the region such as Pakistan, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Cambodia, have overtaken Sri Lanka in apparel exports sector this year by a wide margin due to their gains during the period where Sri Lanka lost GSP+ benefits, with total exports from Bangladesh which is categorized as a least developed country reaching US$ 40 billion.

http://dailynews.lk/2019/01/21/business/174882/more-should-be-done-win-confidence-exporters-ramal-j

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