Dr. C. Amarasekara

Deputy Governor

Dr. Amarasekara has served the Central Bank of Sri Lanka for more than 22 years. Prior to being appointed as the Deputy Governor, he held the position of Assistant Governor overseeing the Departments of Economic Research, Statistics, and Market Operations, Facilities Management as well as Macroprudential Surveillance. He was also the Secretary to the Monetary Policy Board (MPB).

He was previously on release to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Washington DC, USA, as the Alternate Executive Director for the constituency of Sri Lanka, India, Bangladesh and Bhutan (January 2022-February 2024).

Dr. Amarasekara has specialised in monetary policy and macroeconomic research, and was the Director of Economic Research prior to commencing his assignment with IMF. In addition to the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank, Dr. Amarasekara is a member of the Financial System Stability Committee, the Market Operations Committee, and risk management committees. He is currently a member of the Board of Governors of the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) and Board of Directors of the Sri Lanka Export Credit Insurance Corporation (SLECIC). He was previously a member of the Board of Governors of the Hector Kobbekaduwa Agrarian Research and Training Institute (HARTI) and a member of the Science and Technology Policy Research Working Committee, National Science Foundation. 

Dr. Amarasekara’s research on monetary policy and other central banking themes has been published in several international and local journals and is widely acknowledged and cited. He was the Editor of Staff Studies, the Central Bank’s Journal, during 2015-2020. He has volunteered as a guest lecturer, examiner, and quiz master at various academic and professional institutions, including various universities, the Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka (IBSL), and the Centre for Banking Studies (CBS).  

Dr. Amarasekara holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Manchester, United Kingdom, a Master of Science Degree in Economics with Distinction from the University of Manchester, United Kingdom, and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics with a First Class Honours from the University of Peradeniya. He is also an Attorney-at-Law.