Regional Office - Killinochchi
A webinar was conducted on ‘Compilation of National Accounts’ with the collaboration of Economic Research Department and Centre for Banking Studies on 18 September 2020 for A/L Economics teachers in Northern Province. 133 teachers attended the webinar. The resource person of the webinar was Mr. M Kesavaraja, Senior Economist, Economic Research Department, Central Bank of Sri Lanka.
Another webinar was conducted on ‘Digital Future of Payments in Sri Lanka’ with the collaboration of Payments and Settlements Department and Centre for Banking Studies on 09 December 2020 for officials of Licensed Commercial and Specialised Banks in Northern Province. 80 officers from banks actively participated and benefitted from the webinar. The resource person of the webinar was Mr. P G G N Rupasinghe, Senior Assistant Director, Payments and Settlements Department, Central Bank of Sri Lanka.
Governor, together with senior officials of the Central Bank visited Northern Province to explore suitable solutions for issues in micro finance sector on 07 and 08 September 2020. In relation to that Regional Office – Kilinochchi of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka has been arranged a series of meetings with various groups of stake holders and representatives in Northern Province.
Accordingly, a discussion with the Northern Governor Mrs. P S M Charles at her office on 07 September 2020 was started the series of meeting. Several discussions with District Secretaries, Senior Government Officials, Divisional Secretaries, Northern Regional Heads of Financial Institutions, Representatives of selected micro finance institutions, Representatives of Co-operative Rural Banks and Representatives of civil societies of all five districts of Northern Province are taken place on 07 and 08 September 2020.
In addition, Governor and senior officials of the Central Bank visited to meet successful entrepreneurs in Jaffna & Kilinochchi as a part of the visit. (Tastra Industries, Jaffna and Possible Green (Pvt) Ltd, Kilinochchi).
Regional Office - Kilinochchi of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka had a discussion with the committee members of the Jaffna Chamber of Commerce on "COVID - 19 Relief Measures" introduced by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka on 29 July 2020 at the Auditorium of Jaffna Chamber of Commerce with the participation of representatives from leading Licensed Commercial Banks in Jaffna.
12 Nos of financial literacy programmes were organized by Regional office – Kilinochchi, Central Bank of Sri Lanka during the 1st quarter of 2020 and 608 general public and government official within Northern Province are benefited.
With the contribution of a group of intellectuals from Northern Province, Regional Office-Kilinochchi of Central Bank of Sri Lanka initiated and tabled the "Economic Development Framework for a Northern Province Master Plan" reflecting the current socio-economic challenges in Northern Province with possible remedies as well as recommendations, on 08 February 2019 (Friday) at the Auditorium of the Public Library of Jaffna.