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CB Governor Weerasinghe honoured with prestigious “A Grade” award by Global Finance Magazine
The Island
|October 21, 2025
Central Bank Governor Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe has underscored the importance of timely restructuring, transparency, and sustained reform, and emphasised a focus on countries with sustainable debt, but high debt servicing burdens.
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He said so at a Global Sovereign Debt Roundtable (GSDR) in Washington.
According to CBSL, Sri Lanka advocated for clearer processes in commercial debt restructuring, regular updates on bilateral agreements, practical guidance on liability management, and greater debt transparency.
The Sri Lankan delegation, led by CB Governor Dr. Weerasinghe actively participated in a series of high-level bilateral and multilateral meetings during the 2025 World Bank Group/ International Monetary Fund (IMF) Annual Meetings in Washington, D.C., between October 13 and18, 2025.
The CB Governor, during his participation at the Annual Meetings, met with the Managing Director of the IMF the President of the World Bank Group, senior officials from both institutions, and representatives from the US Department of Treasury, the CBSL said.
This story is from the October 21, 2025 edition of The Island.
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