The Annual Report of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) 2022 was presented to the Minister of Financial, President Ranil Wickremesinghe today (27).
The report was presented by the Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe to the President, at the Finance Ministry.
According to the President’s Media Division (PMD), presented as the 73rd Annual Report of the CBSL, this report consists of four main parts.
Accordingly, the first part consists of 08 chapters and 30 sub-chapters explaining the state of the economic affairs of the year, while the second part consists of a collection of gazettes and circulars related to various policy measures taken by the Government and the CBSL. The third part of this report explains the departments of the CBSL and their related roles and the fourth part includes a list of laws and ordinances related to the banking system connected to the Government and the CBSL.
In accordance with Section 35 of the Monetary Law Act, the Monetary Board of the CBSL is required to produce an annual report on the economic conditions and the policies taken for that year and submit it to the Minister of Finance within four months after the end of the relevant year.
Secretary of the Ministry of Finance Mr Mahinda Siriwardana, Director of the Economic Research Department of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka Dr. P.K.G.Harishchandra, Additional Directors of Economic Research Dr. S. Jegajeevan and Dr. L. R. C. Pathberiya participated in this event.
A summary of the performance of the Sri Lankan economy in 2022 as per the report is as follows:
