Central Bank of Sri Lanka

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Central Bank of Sri Lanka
ශ්‍රී ලංකා මහ බැංකුව (Sinhala)
இலங்கை மத்திய வங்கி (Tamil)

Headquarters	Colombo
Coordinates	6°56′02″N 79°50′32″E / 6.93399°N 79.84225°E / 6.93399; 79.84225
Established	28 August 1950; 74 years ago (1950-08-28)
Governor	Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe
Central bank of	Sri Lanka
Currency	Sri Lankan rupee LKR (ISO 4217)
Reserves	US$6 billion
Preceded by	Currency Board System
Website	www.cbsl.gov.lk

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (abbr. CBSL; Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකා මහ බැංකුව, romanized: Sri Lanka Maha Bankuwa) is the monetary authority of Sri Lanka. It was established in 1950 under the Monetary Law Act No.58 of 1949 (MLA) and in terms of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka Act No. 16 of 2023, the CBSL is a body corporate with perpetual succession and a common seal. The Central Bank has administrative and financial autonomy. The CBSL has two main boards in operation, namely, the Governing Board (GB) and the Monetary Policy Board (MPB).