Sri Lankan central bank officials: Inflation is expected to reach the target range of 5% starting from the third quarter and continue until the end of the year.

Saudi government data: Saudi Arabia’s merchandise imports fell by 7.1% in December last year, and merchandise exports fell by 9.7%.

Saudi government data: Saudi oil exports fell by 13.5 billion Saudi riyals in December last year, a decrease of 15.8%.

Saudi government data: Saudi non-oil exports increased by 12.0% in December 2023.

Sri Lankan central bank official: If initial absorption is low, the transmission of policy to market rates may take up to 18 months.

HSBC CEO Qi Yaonian: HSBC has completed a major merger and acquisition transaction.

Chamber of Automobile Manufacturers of the Philippines (CAMPI): Philippine car sales increased by 15.5% year-on-year in January.

According to the British Financial Times: French multinational food and beverage giant Danone plans to sell its Russian business.

Sri Lankan central bank official: Economic growth is expected to be positive in 2024.

Sri Lankan central bank official: Although core inflation rose in January, it is also expected to be stable. Overall GDP is expected to decline modestly in 2023.

Sri Lankan central bank official: Inflation rate will be stable at 5% in the medium term.

Sri Lankan central bank official: Inflation is expected to be affected by the VAT increase in the short term, but the impact is expected to be temporary.

According to RIA Novosti: Russian Chief of General Staff Gerasimov visited troops participating in military operations in Ukraine.

Sri Lankan central bank official: He has told the market that loan interest rates must be further reduced and is closely monitoring the results.

Sri Lankan central bank official: The central bank hopes to shift the focus from short-term inflation to medium-term inflation to help the market.

HSBC Holdings (00005.HK) employee bonus pool will increase to US$3.8 billion in 2023 from US$3.4 billion in 2022.

HSBC Holdings (00005.HK): Growth is expected to slow in the first half of the year and then recover. The economic growth fluctuations that have characterized recent years are expected to continue.

HSBC Holdings (00005.HK): Remain cautiously optimistic about the economic prospects in 2024.

HSBC Holdings (00005.HK): It will continue to treat higher interest rates with caution and expects interest rates to begin to fall in 2024.

HSBC Holdings (00005.HK): It is expected that customer loans will continue to grow at a mid-single-digit year-on-year growth rate in the medium to long term.