Central Bank Archives

September 28, 2022

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka co-hosted the CBSL-ADBI-APAEA Online Macroeconomics Conference for the third consecutive year, in collaboration with the Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI) and the Asia-Pacific Applied Economics Association (APAEA), on 23 September 2022. This year’s theme remained same as the previous year; ‘Emerging Issues for Macroeconomic Stability’. Inaugurating the Conference, […]

August 15, 2022

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL), with a view to broadening its engagement with key stakeholders of the economy, established the Stakeholder Engagement Committee (SEC) by replacing the Monetary Policy Consultative Committee (MPCC) and the Financial System Stability Consultative Committee (FSSCC) of the CBSL that were in operation previously. The […]

August 1, 2022

The Government and the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) have been implementing several measures to ease the burden of the current economic hardships on the people. One major factor that is contributing to the current crisis and the resultant hardships is the lack of foreign exchange liquidity in the banking […]

August 1, 2022

Mr. Anthony Nihal Fonseka has been reappointed as a member of the Monetary Board of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) with effect from 27 July 2022 for a period of six years. Previously, he served on the Monetary Board from July, 2016 to May 2020 and from May 2022 […]

July 18, 2022

To All the Party Leaders Representing the Parliament, The primary demand of the people’s movement held on July 9, 2022 was to compel the then President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa and the Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe to step down. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has been appointed to fill the vacant position due to […]

June 28, 2022

The Monetary Board of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (Monetary Board) established the Advisory Committee for Revival of Failed Finance Companies (Committee) in October 2021 to examine possible revival options for five (5) failed finance companies, i.e., Central Investments & Finance Ltd., ETI Finance Ltd., TKS Finance Ltd., The Finance […]

June 27, 2022

SLT-MOBITEL mCash, the innovative mobile money platform and wallet conceptualized by SLT-MOBITEL and approved by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, now offers greater convenience for People’s Leasing and Finance (PLC) customers in processing their monthly leasing repayments. SLT-MOBITEL, the National ICT Solutions Provider and People’s Leasing and Finance (PLC), the […]

May 13, 2022

Colombo, Sri Lanka, May 13, 2022—The Central Bank of Sri Lanka, with support from the International Finance Corporation (IFC) has launched a series of guidelines – known as the Sri Lanka Green Finance Taxonomy – designed to help channel financing for sustainable, environmentally friendly products and services while supporting the country’s […]

May 11, 2022

Our Union vehemently condemns with contempt, the despicable attack by mobs, incited and directed by certain politicians, on peaceful protests that have been continuing for more than a month, aimed at untimely implementation of policy measures, intense pressure on the lives of the general public and forcing the government to make […]

April 4, 2022

The Central Bank’s continued spot examinations at the places of Authorized Money Changers have revealed that the following Money Changers have transacted at rates beyond the rates offered to them by Licensed Banks, thereby violating the Directions issued to them under the provisions of Foreign Exchange Act No. 12 of 2017. […]

Central Bank of Sri Lanka Co-hosted the 3rd CBSL-ADBI-APAEA Online Macroeconomics Conference

Establishment of the Stakeholder Engagement Committee

Importance of ‘fair play’ by all stakeholders of the economy in countering the current unprecedented economic crisis

Reappointment of Mr. Anthony Nihal Fonseka as a member of the Monetary Board of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka for a period of six years

Letter to All Party Leaders – Central Bank Executive Officers’ Union

Recommendations made by the Advisory Committee for Revival of Failed Licensed Finance Companies

SLT-MOBITEL’s mCash supports Peoples Leasing customers with convenient collection and repayment process

Central Bank of Sri Lanka and IFC Launch New Move to Spur Green Sustainable Investments

Central Bank Executive Officers’ Union – Press Release

Central Bank continues regulatory actions against errant Money Changers