Central Bank of Sri Lanka
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| Central Bank of Sri Lanka Central Bank of Sri Lanka | |
| Headquarters | Colombo |
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| Established | 1950 |
| Governor | Ajith Nivard Cabraal |
| Central bank of | Sri Lanka |
| Currency | Sri Lankan Rupee LKR (ISO 4217) |
| Website | Central Bank of Sri Lanka |
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka is the monetary authority of Sri Lanka. It was established in 1950, two years after independence. The founder governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka was John Exter, while the minister of finance at the time was J.R. Jayawardena. Under the name Central Bank of Ceylon it replaced the Currency Board that until then had been responsible for issuing the country's money. It is a member of the Asian Clearing Union.
The Bank is responsible for the conduct of monetary policy in Sri Lanka and also has wide supervisory powers over the financial system.
The Bank is engaged in developing policies to promote financial inclusion and is a member of the Alliance for Financial Inclusion.[1]
Its credibility was called into question in 2007, due to allegations of political interference and institutional decay.[2]
Governors
List of former Governors;
- John Exter (1950-1953)
- Deshamanya N. U. Jayawardena (1953-1954)
- Sir Arthur Ranasinghe (1954-1959)
- D.W. Rajapatirana (1959-1967)
- W. Tennekoon (1967-1971)
- H.E. Tennekoon (1971-1979)
- Dr W. Rasaputram (1979-1988)
- Dr H.N.S. Karunatilake (1988-1992)
- H.B. Dissanayaka (1992-1995)
- Deshamanya A.S. Jayawardana (1995-2004)
- Deshamanya Sunil Mendis (2004-2005)
See also
References
- ^ "AFI members". AFI Global. 2011-10-10. Retrieved 2012-02-23.
- ^ The Sunday Times Economic Analysis at sundaytimes.lk
External links
- Central Bank of Sri Lanka (official website)