Sri Lankan banker and current Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka
Nandalal Weerasinghe
නන්දලාල් වීරසිංහ
Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka
Incumbent
Assumed office 7 April 2022
Preceded by
Ajith Nivard Cabraal
Personal details
Born
Dickwella, Matara
Nationality
Sri Lankan
Education
Rahula College, Matara Ananda College, Colombo
Alma mater
University of Kelaniya Australian National University
Profession
Economist, Banker, Central Banker, Researcher
P. Nandalal Weerasinghe is a Sri Lankan economist and banker who is also currently serving as the 17th Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka.[1] A career officer in the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, serving as its chief economist and senior deputy governor. He has also served as an alternative executive director at the International Monetary Fund in Washington DC representing the countries such as Sri Lanka, Bhutan, India and Bangladesh from January 2010 to August 2012. He has also previously acted as a chairman of the monetary policy committee and foreign reserve management committee of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka.[2]
In April 2022, he was approached to replace Ajith Nivard Cabraal as the new Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka with the latter decided to resign due to mounting pressures from the 2022 Sri Lankan protests.[3][4][5]
^"Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe arrives in SL to take up CBSL Governor post - Breaking News | Daily Mirror". www.dailymirror.lk. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
P. NandalalWeerasinghe is a Sri Lankan economist and banker who is also currently serving as the 17th Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka. A career...
Governing Board of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka are: Hon. Dr P. NandalalWeerasinghe (Governor) - Chairman Vish Govindasamy - Appointed Member Nihal Fonseka...
helping found the central bank. The position is currently held by NandalalWeerasinghe who was appointed to the office on 8 April 2022 following the resignation...
cenbanker Weerasinghe says he accepts offer to be new governor". Deccan Herald. 4 April 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2022. "NandalalWeerasinghe to be come...
ministers resigned. Sri Lanka's newly appointed Central Bank Governor NandalalWeerasinghe sharply raised policy rates on April 8 allowing interest rates to...
Central Provincial council; Sri Lanka's first Green Awarded politician Weerasinghe Mallimarachchi – former Colombo District Minister; Member of Parliament...
Dinesh Gunawardena Minister of Highways : Johnston Fernando 7 April – NandalalWeerasinghe is appointed as the new Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka...
Name Notability Reference NandalalWeerasinghe 17th Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka D. E. W. Gunasekera MP - National List (2004-2015), Minister...
September 2021 – 4 April 2022 Preceded by W. D. Lakshman Succeeded by NandalalWeerasinghe In office 1 July 2006 – 9 January 2015 Preceded by Sunil Mendis Succeeded...
Party MP Merrill Kariyawasam - United National Party MP for Agalawatte Nandalal Fernando Former General Secretary of United National Party Premakeerthi...
Victim Position Date Location Method Perpetrator(s) Jinadasa Weerasinghe UNP MP (Tangalle) 31 July 1987 Angunakolapelessa Shot JVP is blamed. Keerthisena...
visited by four distinguished visitors from India; Rabindranath Tagore, Nandalal Bose, Uday Shankar and Kalki Krishnamurthy. He returned to Ananda in 1936...
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