The publication on the Financial Statements and Operations of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka 2025, a requirement under Section 99(2) and 7 (1) (l) of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka Act, No 16 of 2023, was presented to His Excellency the President and the Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, by Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe, the Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, today, 20 April 2026.
Note on the coverage:
The Financial Statements and Operations of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka 2025 provides an overview of the Central Bank’s institutional performance during 2025. The publication consists of three main sections: Operational Insights, Financial Statements, and Supplementary Information. In addition, it includes special notes that highlight the development of key functions of the Central Bank over the past 75 years.
The Operational Insights section explains the Central Bank’s strategy and its main responsibilities, including maintaining domestic price stability, ensuring financial system stability, overseeing payment and settlement systems, managing currency operations, handling the Bank’s international engagements, carrying out other assigned responsibilities including agency functions, and managing internal operations.
The Financial Statements section presents the IFRS-compliant financial statements of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka for the year ended 31 December 2025, together with the independent report of the Auditor General. This section also includes a financial review, which provides an analysis of the Bank’s financial performance during the year.
The Supplementary Information section provides details of the Bank’s regional presence and the list of institutions regulated and supervised by the Central Bank.