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Part II · Governing Board, Monetary Policy Board, Governor and Deputy Governors

11. Monetary Policy Board

Official English translation. Where it differs from the Sinhala or Tamil text, the Act itself says which text prevails.

(1)

There shall be a Monetary Policy Board of the

Central Bank (in this Act referred to as the “Monetary Policy

Board”), which is charged with the formulation of monetary policy of the Central Bank and implementation of a flexible exchange rate regime in line with the flexible inflation targeting framework in order to achieve and maintain domestic price stability.

(2)

The Monetary Policy Board shall regulate the supply, availability, and cost of money, taking into account the macroeconomic and financial condition of Sri Lanka.

Part III

Employees of the Central Bank

Part IV

Inflation Target

Part V

Monetary and Other Operations

Part VI

Foreign Exchange Operations and International Reserves

Part VII

Currency and Legal Tender

Part VIII

Payment and Settlement Systems

Part IX

Supervision and Resolution of Financial Institutions

Part X

Macroprudential Authority

Part XI

Financial System Oversight Committee

Part XII

Information Exchange with Financial Sector Authorities

Part XIII

Statistics and Information

Part XIV

Relationship with the Parliament, the Government and the Public

Part XV

Credit Operations

Part XVI

Financial Provisions

Part XVII

Internal and External Audits

Part XVIII

General Provisions

Part XIX

Repeals and Savings