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The Central Bank released its new publication ‘A Guide to Financial Services in Sri Lanka’ specifically compiled for the awareness of the general public on the financial institutions in
Sri Lanka.
This publication was authored by Deputy Governor P. Samarasiri in honour of and in gratitude to A.S. Jayawardena, the Governor from November 1995-June 2004, who proposed and guided Samarasiri to compile and release this publication for the first time in April 2002 in order to educate the general public on the basic financial services in Sri Lanka.
The publication contains basic information on financial institutions, their services, lists of various institutions licensed by the Central Bank, nature of regulation and supervision and safety of public transactions with financial institutions and is presented in a reader-friendly language while keeping its original format.
Sinhala and Tamil editions of the publication will be released in due course.
The price of the publication is Rs. 50 and is available for purchase at the publication sales counters of the Central Bank and the Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka.