The Governor of the Central Bank, Dr. Indrajith Coomaraswamy has refuted the recent statements made by former Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake and asked him to submit evidence to support his allegations against Central Bank Senior Deputy Governor Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe.
Issuing a statement, the Governor said that the former Finance Minister has continuously repeated his allegations against Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe, the Senior Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) in recent days.
"As the Governor of the CBSL, I want to formally place on record that Dr. Weerasinghe is an outstanding economist who has made a stellar contribution to the work of the Bank during the two years I have spent in this position."
"In addition, I am compelled to point out that the former Finance Minister Hon Ravi Karunanayake has not produced any evidence to back up his unfounded allegations", he added.
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