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The newly issued Rs. 2000 commemorative currency note, released on 29 August 2025 to mark its 75th anniversary, will be gradually introduced into the banking system, the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has announced. Licensed Commercial…

The official reserve assets of Sri Lanka have dropped by 3% at the end of April, to USD 6.32 billion, the Central Bank of Sri Lanka said. Sri Lanka’s reserve assets were at USD 6.53 billion at the end of March.

The Monetary Policy Board of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has decided to maintain the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) of the Central Bank at its current level of 8.00 per cent. The Board has arrived at this decision, at its meeting…

The United States has underscored that equal and equitable treatment for all creditors of Sri Lanka is essential in the debt restructuring process. Ambassador of the United States, Julie Chung stated this during a meeting with Governor…

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) and the government has decided to maintain the inflation rate of around 5% in the future, in accordance with the new CBSL Act, Governor Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe said today. He mentioned this while…

The level of gross official reserves of the country were estimated at around USD 3.5 billion as of the end of September 2023, according to the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL). However, this includes the swap facility from the People’s…

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has issued an Order reducing the interest rates on lending products of all licensed commercial banks (LCBs) and licensed specialized banks (LSBs) with effect from August 25 (Friday). Accordingly, the…

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) issued Financial Consumer Protection Regulations, No. 01 of 2023 in terms of Section 10 (c) of the Monetary Law Act, No.58 of 1949 and published the same in the Government Extraordinary Gazette No.…

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) is conducting special monitoring to determine if the lending rates have been adequately reduced by licensed commercial banks, Finance State Minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya says. The lawmaker…

Monetary policy transmission to the real economy in Sri Lanka is still incomplete, the governor of the country’s central bank, Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe, said at a LSEG FX Community Event on Monday (Aug 7). Weerasinghe said he would like…