Sri Lanka
People: Madigan returns to Fed board; FCA appoints retail supervisory head
Brian Madigan returns to the Federal Reserve Board as FOMC secretary
People: Sri Lanka and Paraguay name new board members
UK firm VocaLink names new CRO
Sri Lanka’s Mahendran cleared of direct involvement in bond scandal
Committee recommends tougher scrutiny of central bank
CBSL hits back at former deputy over governance
Sri Lanka's central bank calls claims appointment was unlawful ‘grossly incorrect'
Sri Lankan governor ‘on leave’ during government inquiry
Government investigating practices around Treasury bond auctions at the central bank
Sri Lankan governor takes aim at central bank procedures
Comments come as his predecessor faces public scrutiny
Former Sri Lankan governor's passport seized by anti-bribery commission
Ajith Nivard Cabraal ‘prevented from leaving the country' as government cracks down on ‘corruption'
Sri Lanka governor tenders resignation after new president sworn in
Ajith Nivard Cabraal announces wish to step down hours after new head of state takes office
Sri Lanka reduces inflation target range by 200bp
Inflation range was established for the first time in 2014
Supreme Court clears Central Bank of Sri Lanka over Greek investment
Country's top court says investment decisions ‘best left to central bank’
Sri Lankan governor in ‘140-character battle’ with public on Twitter
Ajith Cabraal takes part in a 60-minute Q&A through social media
PBoC signs $1.63bn swap deal with Central Bank of Sri Lanka
Three-year arrangement latest in string of swap deals inked by Chinese central bank
Sri Lankan central bank names four assistant governors
One employee re-joins central bank after 11-year secondment at finance ministry
Sri Lankan central bank strikes investment deals with India and China
Reserves at CBSL have increased to $9.2 billion this year
Sri Lankan central bank to spend $760,000 lobbying in US
Second deal struck under ‘communication programme’
Sri Lanka seeks return of money offered at Indian shrines
Pilgrims have cast 20 tonnes of Sri Lankan coins at holy shrines in neighbouring India
People: Sri Lanka promotes Samarasiri to deputy; Russia picks card system head
P Samarasiri promoted from assistant governor; Komlev appointed in Russia
Sri Lanka’s Cabraal challenges IMF ‘conventional wisdom’
Governor believes IMF recommendations do not fit Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka overhauls banking sector
Central Bank of Sri Lanka reveals plans to concentrate financial assets in the hands of five banks, and reduce the number of non-bank financial institutions by almost two-thirds
Sri Lankan central bank remodels benchmark rates
Central bank renames its two key interest rates and cuts one of them as money markets normalise and inflation continues to fall
Sri Lanka central bank launches liquidity support scheme
Immediate support granted to licensed financial companies facing liquidity constraints; CBSL may also call for fresh injections of shareholder capital
Central Bank of Sri Lanka launches national electronic payments system
The scheme, which will allow customers to withdraw cash from any ATMs of participating banks, is similar to one announced by the Palestinian Monetary Authority earlier this month
Sri Lankan central bank defends GDP figures
Central bank hits back at accusations of overstated growth figures in latest annual report; insists it follows international best practices
Sri Lanka cuts rates 50bp in defiance of IMF advice
Central bank cuts benchmark interest rate by 50bp to 7% as growth stutters and inflation falls; IMF warned yesterday against ‘further easing of monetary policy in the near term'