15 Facts About Nandalal Weerasinghe

Nandalal Weerasinghe is a Sri Lankan economist and banker who is currently serving as the 17th governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka.

Nandalal Weerasinghe has served as an alternative executive director at the International Monetary Fund in Washington DC representing the countries such as Sri Lanka, Bhutan, India and Bangladesh from January 2010 to August 2012.

Nandalal Weerasinghe has previously acted as a chairman of the monetary policy committee and foreign reserve management committee of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka.

Nandalal Weerasinghe holds a PhD and Master's Degree in economics from the Australian National University.

Nandalal Weerasinghe was on release to the International Monetary Fund during the time frame between January 2010 to August 2012 which made it impossible for him to simultaneously work for both CBSL and IMF.

Nandalal Weerasinghe took an early retirement from central bank in October 2020 as he was sidelined by Gotabaya Rajapaksa administration due to political reasons.

Nandalal Weerasinghe has served as a member representing various cabinet sub committees on economic issues including Review Power Purchase Agreements, Steering Committee on Market Program for Private Sector Development, Petroleum Refinery Project Coordinating Committee and Financial Sector Monitoring Committee of the Ministry of Finance and Planning.

Nandalal Weerasinghe has outlined economic policy reforms and framework to address the Sri Lankan economic crisis specifically pointing out on how Balance of Payment crisis could lead to an entire banking crisis in Sri Lanka.

Nandalal Weerasinghe served as a visiting lecturer in the field of Economics at the University of Colombo and he served as a visiting lecturer as the research economist at the South East Asian Central Banks Research and Training Centre in Malaysia from 2000 to 2004.

Nandalal Weerasinghe delivered the Olcott Oration 2017 on the subject matter 'Evolution of Monetary and Exchange Rate Policy in Sri Lanka and the Way Forward' in an annual event organized by the Ananda College Old Boys' Association.

Nandalal Weerasinghe is an advisory board member of the Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University.

Nandalal Weerasinghe was responsible for negotiating financial services in bilateral trade and services agreements with China and Singapore.

Nandalal Weerasinghe assumed his duties as CBSL governor as of 7 April 2022.

Nandalal Weerasinghe replaced Ajith Nivard Cabraal as his successor to become the 17th governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka.

Nandalal Weerasinghe was on a personal visit to Australia during the time when he was appointed.