Verite Research Institutional Knowledge Repository: Recent submissions
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Non-conventional International Sovereign Bonds
(5/11/2020)This is the reply dated 5 November 2020 from W.D. Lakshman, Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, to the letter from Deputy Secretary to the Treasury, Mr. R.M.P. Ratnayake, dated 13 October 2020, regarding the proposal ... -
Press Release: Fitch and Moody’s Rating Actions
(11/27/2020)On 27 and 28 November 2020, the Ministry of Finance and the Central Bank of Sri Lanka responded to the downgrade of Sri Lanka’s rating by Fitch Ratings and Moody’s Investor Service. They stated that the ratings were based ... -
Issuance of Government Securities
(4/30/2020)This correspondence, dated 30 April 2020 from S.A. Amarasekara, Secretary to the Cabinet of Ministers, informs W.D. Lakshman, Governor and Monetary Board of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka of the decision and policy on issuing ... -
Policy on the Treasury Bill Cut Off Yield
(4/30/2020)This correspondence dated 30 April 2020, from S.R. Atygalle, Secretary to the Treasury, to W.D. Lakshman, Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, informs the decision and policy on the Treasury Bill Cut Off Yield. It ... -
Press Release: S&P Global Ratings Actions
(11/12/2020)On 11 December 2020, the Ministry of Finance responded to S&P, stating that their assessment overlooked expected medium-term improvements from key fiscal consolidation and deficit financing proposals in the 2021 Government Budget. -
Financial Management Concerns
(2/4/2020)This correspondence from P.B. Jayasundara, Secretary to the President, informs W.D. Lakshman, Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, to request the Central Bank to provide leadership and support to the banking system, ... -
Correspondence with the IMF Regarding the Fund Programme
(4/4/2020)P.B. Jayasundara, Secretary to the President of Sri Lanka, sent this reply to Chang Yong Rhee, Director of the Asia and Pacific Department at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), following their recent call and discussion ... -
Issuance of Treasury Bills to the Central Bank of Sri Lanka
(10/3/2020)This contains correspondence between S.R. Attygalle, Secretary to the Treasury, W.D. Lakshman, Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, other Central Bank officials, and P.B. Jayasundara, Secretary to the President, from ... -
Proposal to Impose 150 Percent Deposit Margin on Letters of Credit
(6/21/2021)On 21 June 2021, P.B. Jayasundara, Secretary to the President, advised W.D. Lakshman, Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, and the Monetary Board to refrain from imposing deposit margins on LCs without proper appraisal ... -
Issuance of Treasury Bills to the Central Bank of Sri Lanka
(10/3/2020)On 10 March 2020, S.R. Attygalle, Secretary to the Treasury, requested W.D. Lakshman, Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, to issue Treasury Bills amounting to Rs 50 billion to the Central Bank before 13 March 2020 ... -
Correspondence from President’s Secretary to the Central Bank Governor on Balance of Payments Report
(2/9/2020)This is the reply sent by P.B. Jayasundara, Secretary to the President, to the letters reporting balance of payments situation (dated 04th August 2020 and 25th August 2020) sent by W.D. Lakshman, Governor of the Central ... -
IMF Projections for October 2020 World Economic Outlook and Press Lines
(12/10/2020)This email dated 12 October 2020 from Masahiro Nozaki, Deputy Division Chief and Mission Chief for Sri Lanka at the IMF, to S.R. Attygalle, Secretary to the Treasury, W.D. Lakshman, Governor of the Central Bank of Sri ... -
Government Borrowing Programme for 2021
(12/30/2020)This letter, dated 30 December 2020, from W.D. Lakshman, Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, to S.R. Attygalle, Secretary to the Treasury and Ministry of Finance, conveys the Monetary Board’s recommendations to the ... -
Correspondence on Treasury Bonds and Bills Auction
(3/21/2020)These correspondences from S.R. Attygalle, Secretary, Treasury to W.D. Lakshman, Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka outline the government's position on treasury bill and bond auctions in response to challenges posed ... -
Banking Facility and Credit Support to the Local Economy
(3/23/2020)This correspondence from P.B. Jayasundara, Secretary to the President, informs W.D. Lakshman, Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, about the President’s humanitarian concerns and initiatives. As outlined, the Central ... -
Correspondence from IMF Resident Representative to P.B. Jayasundera Secretary to the President
(3/19/2020)Tubagus Feridhanusetyawan, IMF Resident Representative for Sri Lanka and Maldives, has sent correspondence regarding the pursuit of IMF support through the Rapid Financing Instrument (RFI) to address urgent balance of ... -
Government Borrowing Programme for First Four Months of 2020
(2019-12-19)In this letter dated 19 December 2019, Indrajit Coomaraswamy, Governor of the Central Bank, informs S.R. Attygalle, Secretary to the Treasury, of the Monetary Board’s recommendations for the Government Borrowing Programme ... -
Note on the Views of the MBEDMC on the Need for a Close Engagement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF)
(2021-02-01)This note apprises the Governor and the Monetary Board of the views of the Monetary Board Level External Debt Monitoring Committee (MBEDMC) and the Deputy Governor led External Debt Monitoring Committee (DEDMC) on the need ... -
Report to Basil Rajapaksa, Hon. Minister of Finance as required under Sections 64 and 68 of the Monetary Law Act: February 2022
(2022-02-28)This report, dated 28 February 2022, was submitted by Ajith Nivard Cabraal, Governor and Chairman of the Monetary Board of Sri Lanka, to Basil Rajapaksa, Hon. Minister of Finance, under Section 64 and Section 68 of the ... -
Board Paper - Implementing Urgent Measures to Restore External Sector Stability
(2022-03-07)This Board Paper (MB/ER&IO/8/1/2022 dated 7 March 2022), submitted by the Monetary Policy Committee through the Review of the Monetary Policy Stance No. 2 of 2022, seeks Monetary Board approval to allow the exchange rate ...