Central Bank of Sri Lanka
E760775
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka is the country’s primary monetary authority, responsible for issuing currency, formulating and implementing monetary policy, and regulating the financial system.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Central Bank of Sri Lanka canonical | 10 |
| Central Bank of Ceylon | 2 |
| இலங்கை மத்திய வங்கி | 1 |
| ශ්රී ලංකා මහ බැංකුව | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8825496 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Central Bank of Sri Lanka Context triple: [Government of Sri Lanka, hasAgency, Central Bank of Sri Lanka]
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A.
Central Bank of Sri Lanka headquarters
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka headquarters is the main office complex of the country's central monetary authority, located in the financial district of Colombo.
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B.
Central Bank of Myanmar
The Central Bank of Myanmar is the country’s primary monetary authority, responsible for formulating monetary policy, regulating the banking sector, and maintaining financial stability in Myanmar.
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C.
Central Bank of Seychelles
The Central Bank of Seychelles is the national monetary authority of Seychelles, responsible for issuing currency, formulating monetary policy, and regulating the country’s financial system.
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D.
Nepal Rastra Bank
Nepal Rastra Bank is the central bank of Nepal, responsible for formulating monetary policy, regulating the banking sector, and managing the country’s currency and foreign exchange reserves.
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E.
Monetary Authority of Singapore
The Monetary Authority of Singapore is Singapore’s central bank and integrated financial regulator, responsible for formulating monetary policy, overseeing the financial sector, and maintaining financial stability.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Central Bank of Sri Lanka Target entity description: The Central Bank of Sri Lanka is the country’s primary monetary authority, responsible for issuing currency, formulating and implementing monetary policy, and regulating the financial system.
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A.
Central Bank of Sri Lanka headquarters
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka headquarters is the main office complex of the country's central monetary authority, located in the financial district of Colombo.
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B.
Central Bank of Myanmar
The Central Bank of Myanmar is the country’s primary monetary authority, responsible for formulating monetary policy, regulating the banking sector, and maintaining financial stability in Myanmar.
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C.
Central Bank of Seychelles
The Central Bank of Seychelles is the national monetary authority of Seychelles, responsible for issuing currency, formulating monetary policy, and regulating the country’s financial system.
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D.
Nepal Rastra Bank
Nepal Rastra Bank is the central bank of Nepal, responsible for formulating monetary policy, regulating the banking sector, and managing the country’s currency and foreign exchange reserves.
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E.
Monetary Authority of Singapore
The Monetary Authority of Singapore is Singapore’s central bank and integrated financial regulator, responsible for formulating monetary policy, overseeing the financial sector, and maintaining financial stability.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | central bank ⓘ |
| advises |
Government of Sri Lanka on economic policy
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linked to:
Government of Sri Lanka
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| buildingName |
Central Bank of Sri Lanka Head Office Building
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linked to:
Central Bank of Sri Lanka headquarters
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| country | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| currencyIssued | Sri Lankan rupee ⓘ |
| dateFounded | 1950-08-28 ⓘ |
| headquartersCountry | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| headquartersDistrict | Colombo District ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Colombo ⓘ |
| headquartersProvince | Western Province ⓘ |
| implements |
exchange rate policy of Sri Lanka
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monetary policy operations such as open market operations ⓘ |
| ISO4217CurrencyCode | LKR ⓘ |
| issues |
Sri Lankan banknotes
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Sri Lankan coins ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| legalFoundation | Monetary Law Act No. 58 of 1949 ⓘ |
| manages | Sri Lanka’s official foreign reserves ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Alliance for Financial Inclusion
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Asian Clearing Union ⓘ SEACEN Centre ⓘ |
| nativeName |
இலங்கை மத்திய வங்கி
ⓘ
linked to:
Central Bank of Sri Lanka
ශ්රී ලංකා මහ බැංකුව ⓘ
linked to:
Central Bank of Sri Lanka
|
| nativeNameLanguage |
Sinhala
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Tamil ⓘ |
| objective |
economic and price stability
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financial system stability ⓘ |
| officialName | Central Bank of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| owner | Government of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Currency Board of Ceylon
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linked to:
Board of Commissioners of Currency, Ceylon
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| primaryFunction |
formulation of monetary policy
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implementation of monetary policy ⓘ issuance of currency ⓘ maintenance of financial system stability ⓘ maintenance of price stability ⓘ regulation of financial system ⓘ |
| publishes |
Annual Report of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka
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financial system stability reports ⓘ monetary policy reviews ⓘ |
| regionServed | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| regulates |
commercial banks in Sri Lanka
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licensed finance companies in Sri Lanka ⓘ primary dealers in government securities ⓘ |
| reportsTo | Ministry of Finance of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| sets | policy interest rates in Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| shortName | CBSL ⓘ |
| supervises | payment and settlement systems in Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| typeOfInstitution | state-owned institution ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Central Bank of Sri Lanka Description of subject: The Central Bank of Sri Lanka is the country’s primary monetary authority, responsible for issuing currency, formulating and implementing monetary policy, and regulating the financial system.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Central Bank of Sri Lanka
linked to: Central Bank of Sri Lanka
linked to: Central Bank of Sri Lanka
linked to: Central Bank of Sri Lanka
Ministry of Finance, Economic Stabilization and National Policies
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Central Bank of Sri Lanka
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