Central Bank officials to be questioned over foreign exchange loss issue!

வங்கி முறைமையுடன் தொடர்புடைய நிதி மோசடிகளால் இலங்கை சுமார் ஒரு பில்லியன் அமெரிக்க டொலர் மதிப்பிலான வெளிநாட்டு செலாவணியை இழந்துள்ளதாக ஜனாதிபதி அநுர குமார திஸாநாயக்க வெளியிட்ட தகவலைத் தொடர்ந்து, பாராளுமன்றத்தின் பொது நிதிக்குழு அடுத்த வாரம் மத்திய வங்கி அதிகாரிகளை அழைத்து விசாரணை…

Following President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s announcement that Sri Lanka has lost about one billion US dollars in foreign exchange due to financial frauds related to the banking system, Parliament’s General Finance Committee will convene a hearing next week with Central Bank officials.

The President’s statement will be a key topic of discussion at the meeting to be held to examine laws related to money laundering and financing of terrorism, said Harsha de Silva, Chairman of the General Finance Committee and Samagi Jana Balasaheb MP.

“The President’s statement is very important. Therefore, it will definitely be discussed at the committee meeting next week,” he said.

Addressing Parliament this week, the President had stated that about 300 billion rupees had been taken out of the country through illegal financial transactions, resulting in a loss of about one billion US dollars in foreign exchange.

He further pointed out that this illegal financial outflow also includes proceeds from criminal activities, including drug trafficking, and emphasized the need for strict action against money laundering and financial crimes.