Bloomberg Sri Lanka’s central bank lowered borrowing costs for a fifth time this year to support the economy amid the coronavirus crisis. The central bank of Sri Lanka cut the standing lending facility rate by 100 basis points to 5.5%, according to a statement. Two of the five economists surveyed by Bloomberg predicted the move, while all expected a cut. …

Bloomberg Nigeria’s central bank devalued the naira by 5.5% against the dollar as authorities in Africa’s biggest oil producer migrate toward a single exchange-rate system for the local currency. The official rate to the greenback was pegged at 381 naira from 360, according to data on the website of FMDQ OTC Securities Exchange, the Lagos-based platform that oversees foreign-exchange trading. …

Bloomberg Yes Bank Ltd., the Indian lender that was rescued this year after being inundated with bad loans, plans to raise as much as $2 billion in a public offering to shore up capital. The share offering will be from July 15 to 17, according to a stock exchange filing on Thursday. The Mumbai-based bank had earlier planned to raise …