Dr Warnasena Rasaputra was a Sri Lankan economist and the seventh Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka.
10 Facts About Warnasena Rasaputra
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Warnasena Rasaputra was educated at St Servatius' College, Matara and Ananda College, Colombo.
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Warnasena Rasaputra attended the University of Wisconsin, where in 1957 he obtained a master's degree in statistics and then doctor of philosophy in economics in 1959.
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Warnasena Rasaputra returned to the Central Bank and in 1968 was appointed director of economic research.
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Warnasena Rasaputra assisted in guiding the country from a closed economy to an open market orientation.
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Warnasena Rasaputra promoted the decentralisation of the Central Bank, setting up regional branches in Matara, Anuradhapura and Matale, and was instrumental in establishing the Regional Development Banks.
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Warnasena Rasaputra subsequently served as Sri Lanka high commissioner to Malaysia and the permanent representative to the UN offices in Geneva and Vienna and ambassador to the Vatican.
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Warnasena Rasaputra's last posting was as ambassador to the United States.
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Warnasena Rasaputra resigned from this position in 2001 due to serious heart condition.
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Warnasena Rasaputra married Jayanthi Sriya, with whom he had one child, Jaliya Gajaba.