Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka holds rates on stable growth outlook
Central Bank of Sri Lanka Monetary Policy Review shows economy grew by 8.4% in the third quarter of 2011 due to strong agriculture, industry and services sector
Sri Lanka appoints four new assistant governors
Monetary board selects assistant governors for key departments; aims to ease succession challenges
Sri Lanka eases rules on foreign investments
Central Bank of Sri Lanka changes regulations on foreign investments and domestic firms taking out foreign loans; aims to support expanding economic activities with additional financing
Developing country scoops currency award
Ugandan shilling wins 2011 Best Series Award from International Association of Currency Affairs
Sri Lanka releases customer protection charter for banks
Central Bank of Sri Lanka issues direction on customer protection in licensed banks; covers banks' commitments to customers and ways customers must also behave to ensure safe banking practices
Sri Lanka appoints two deputy governors
Central Bank of Sri Lanka promotes three assistant governors to deputy governor roles; current deputy governors retiring
Sri Lanka ponders 'fit and proper' tests for non-bank lenders
Bill is pending that would introduce ‘fit and proper’ tests for senior executives of non-bank lenders
Sri Lanka allows renminbi in international transactions
Central Bank designates renminbi for banking transactions in Sri Lanka; next step in internationalisation of the Chinese currency
Sri Lanka opens restored central bank building
Central bank opens restored historic building; hopes to spark further regeneration in Colombo City
Economy on road to recovery: Sri Lanka’s Ranasinghe
Central Bank of Sri Lanka chief economist KD Ranasinghe says GDP growth in Sri Lanka more than doubled during 2010
BIS’s Caruana makes distinction in measurement of capital inflows
Bank for International Settlements general manager Jaime Caruana emphases focus on gross rather than net flows to measure capital inflows
Sri Lanka launches new banknote series
Central Bank of Sri Lanka series in 20 years; new edition contains several new advanced security features and first SLRs5000 denomination
Central Bank of Sri Lanka – Annual Report (2009)
Sri Lankan central bank’s Annual Report for last year says country’s escape from high inflation allowed it to focus efforts on growth
Sri Lanka's Cabraal gets second term
Sri Lankan central bank governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal gets a further six years at the helm; credited with bringing inflation back under control
IMF upgrades Sri Lanka up to emerging market
Fund no longer considers Sri Lanka one of the poorest countries in the world, says central bank
Sri Lanka’s Cabraal: bond market deepening in focus
Ajith Cabraal, the governor of the Sri Lankan central bank, outlines the 2010 roadmap for the country’s capital markets
Sri Lanka doesn’t fear loss of EU privileges: CB chief
The country has coped with the loss of previous trade privileges, says central bank head
India’s Chakrabarty wants better global governance
Reserve Bank of India’s Kamalesh Chakrabarty calls for a global governance system to reflect needs of emerging and developing countries
Sri Lanka shocks with rate hold
Central Bank of Sri Lanka surprises market with unchanged rates
Sri Lanka's Jayamaha moves into politics
Ranee Jayamaha has stood down as a deputy governor at the Central Bank of Sri Lanka after 37 years of service with the institution.
Sri Lanka softens forex restrictions
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka on Tuesday said it would relax foreign-exchange restrictions on banks after pressure on the rupee abated.
Indian cut smaller than expected
The Reserve Bank of India cut interest rates by a quarter point on Tuesday, less than many observers had been predicting.
Sri Lanka names four new deputies
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka will promote four assistant governors to the rank of deputy in the coming months.
Central Bank of Sri Lanka - Annual Report 2008
Sri Lanka's economy demonstrated its resilience by recording growth of 6% in 2008 amid unprecedented and unfavourable developments globally and domestically, the country's central bank's latest Annual Report notes.