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From 1977, banknotes were issued by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka. 20 rupees notes were introduced in 1979, followed by 500 and 1000 rupees in 1981, 200 rupees in 1998 and 2000 rupees in 2006. Sri Lankan banknotes are unusual in that they are printed vertically on the reverse.
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 ...
The General Direction No 01 of 2018 as per the Monetary Board of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka under section 44 of the Payment and Settlement Systems Act No 28 of 2005 came into immediate effect as of 25 July 2018 implies to the operations of the Common Electronic Fund Transfer Switch, Lanka Clear (Pvt) Ltd and members of CEFTS. [8]
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka has issued commemorative coins since 1957. On 15 December 2010, to mark the 60th Anniversary, the Central Bank of Sri Lanka issued a frosted proof crown size multi-colour silver commemorative coin in the denomination of Rs. 5,000/-. It was the first multi-colour coin issued by the Central Bank.
The Sri Lanka Interbank Payment System (or SLIPS in short) is the largest account-to-account fund transfer network in Sri Lanka. [2] Created by LankaClear, it enables member banks to carry out same-day transfers of up to Rs. 5 million, in a secure paperless process. [3] [4]
The banking sector in Sri Lanka is monitored by the Bank Supervision Department of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka under the Banking Act, [1] Monetary Law Act [2] and the Exchange Control Act. [3] Three types of financial institutions are permitted under Banking Act and the Finance Companies Act to operate in Sri Lanka by the Central Bank of Sri ...
Housing Development Finance Corporation Bank of Sri Lanka (HDFC) National Savings Bank; Regional Development Bank (Pradheshiya Sanwardhana Bank) Sanasa Development Bank; Sri Lanka Savings Bank; State Mortgage and Investment Bank; Source: Central Bank, September 2020 [2]
Union Bank of Colombo PLC is one of the top five banks in Sri Lanka in market capitalization as well as one of the country's fastest growing Financial Services Groups. [4] As of 31 October 2017 [update] , the bank operated 66 branches and 121 automatic teller machines (ATM) across the island nation. [ 4 ]