Central Bank of Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan central bank takes emergency measures as FX crisis deepens
Central bank will securitise remittances to fund reserves, but statement hints at steep fall in inflows
People: IMF deputy managing director to leave
Mitsuhiro Furusawa to depart IMF; Brazil and Costa Rica to appoint board members; and more
People: Portugal reappoints board member two years late
Second woman to join Paraguay board; Central Bank of Russia appoints government official to lead financial ombudsman; and more
Sri Lankan president names political ally to lead central bank
President appoints ex-governor Cabraal to role after predecessor resigns amid growing crisis
People: Bank of Canada appoints deputy governor
Sharon Kozicki promoted to deputy role; new BEAC director in Chad; Lithuania appoints board member; and more
Sri Lanka central bank imposes capital controls
Measure restricts exports of foreign currency as government faces debt challenge
People: Sam Woods reappointed; Fernanda Nechio returns to SF Fed
BoE deputy gets fresh term; Nechio to lead regional Fed’s sustainability research; and more
People: Erdoğan fires deputy governor
South Korea appoints new sovereign wealth fund chief; Fed lawyer moves to OCC; and more
Sri Lankan central bank launches national financial inclusion strategy
Project aims to bring together “isolated efforts” on financial inclusion under central bank’s lead
People: T&T governor has term extended
Hilaire will stay at T&T central bank until 2023; Sri Lanka promotes two assistant governors to deputy posts; Australia appoints new assistant governor; CNB official joins Esma board
Sri Lanka’s central bank picks SimCorp to manage reserves
Platform will handle both internally and externally managed funds
Sri Lanka central bank sees signs of ‘strong recovery’
Signs of bounce-back in the economy but recent surge in virus cases could cause problems
Sri Lankan governor obeyed president’s call for credit easing – reports
Central bank closes down two more deposit-taking institutions in signs of further strain
Sri Lankan MPC cuts policy rate to record low
Central bank calls on commercial banks to pass on looser policy’s benefits “without delay”
People: CBSL gains board members; RBNZ forms new department
RBNZ fills two new payments roles; long-time Danish official retires from the central bank; ECB comms chief moves to private sector
Sri Lankan governor says system is sound despite lender failing
Central bank governor also says there is no chance of sovereign default as budget is suspended
Sri Lankan central bank threatens regulatory action to bring down rates
CBSL cuts rates again and warns banks they must pass lower rates on to customers
Sri Lankan central bank looks back at ‘dismal’ year
Economy was just recovering from terrorist attacks when Covid-19 hit, CBSL says
Sri Lankan monetary board lowers policy rates
First board meeting under new governor says cut will allow further lowering of market lending rates
New CBSL governor targets transmission mechanism
Priorities for 2020 include tackling bottlenecks, boosting transparency and improving analytics
Sri Lankan government may not pass central bank reform – adviser
Former governor’s comments come as IMF praises draft law on central bank inflation targeting
Sri Lanka’s Coomaraswamy to step down
Governor to leave in December, over two years ahead of term end
Sri Lanka asks Singapore to extradite ex-governor
Authorities seek to try Arjuna Mahendran on charges of financial crime