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March 20, 2025

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) will be conducting its next Digital Payments Promotion Campaign for 2025 on 22nd and 23rd March 2025 in Nuwara Eliya, with the participation of the Governor of CBSL, Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe. Mobile payment apps service providers including banks, finance companies and e-money service providers such as telecommunication companies, […]

March 9, 2025

The Sri Lankan foreign exchange (FX) market has successfully implemented an FX matching platform, as per the initiative taken by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) to foster a deeper FX market. This platform, which is accessible to all Licensed Commercial Banks, National Savings Bank, and the CBSL, was introduced to enhance price discovery, […]

March 7, 2025

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) strongly warns the public about fraudulent AI-generated videos misusing the CBSL Governor’s Image currently circulating on social media, particularly Facebook. These deceptive videos falsely portray the CBSL Governor as endorsing investment schemes that promise extraordinary financial returns. They also direct viewers to a suspicious external link, likely aimed […]

January 20, 2025

Central Bank of Sri Lanka has conducted investigations and determined “21” number of companies including the following Companies, that have engaged in a scheme prohibited under Section 83 (C) of the Banking Act, No. 30 of 1988 as amended. Tiens Lanka Health Care (Pvt) Ltd Best Life International (Pvt) Ltd Mark – Wo […]

December 27, 2024

The Phase II subscription for ISINs LKA09125C281, LKA18225F273 and LKA36425L267 is now open until 3.00 pm of business day prior to settlement date (i.e., 26.12.2024) at the WAYRs determined for the said ISINs at the auction. The aggregate eligible amount for subscription from the said maturities would be 10% of the aggregate amount offered […]

August 1, 2024

July 31, 2024

The Maldives Monetary Authority (MMA), the country’s central bank, has announced the development of a Green Finance Taxonomy. The Maldives, being a Small-Island Development State (SIDC), is at extreme risk several areas of vulnerability from climate change. This includes rising sea levels, sea surface temperature, erosion, droughts, bleaching of coral reefs, vector borne diseases – […]

May 22, 2024

May 2, 2024

February 27, 2024

The purpose of this press release is to clarify the facts as a professional union representing the Executive Officers of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, as it was evident that the discourse on the recent salary revision of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka is extremely partial and raised without proper knowledge of the […]

Shaping The Future Through Digital Transactions: Central Bank Of Sri Lanka Promotes Digital Payments In The Nuwara Eliya District

The Sri Lankan foreign exchange market unveils a foreign exchange matching platform

Beware of Fraudulent AI-generated videos Misusing the CBSL Governor’s Image

Notice to General Public on Prohibited Pyramid Schemes

Treasury Bill Auction – December 24, Central Bank of Sri Lanka

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka publishes its inaugural Market Operations Report

Maldives retains MTI for National Green Finance Taxonomy

Central Bank launches Financial Literacy Roadmap of Sri Lanka 2024-2028

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka hosted the FSB RCG Asia Meeting in Colombo on 29 April 2024

Press Release by Central Bank Executive Officers’ Union