Coomaraswamy succeeds Arjuna Mahendran as the new Governor of CBSL
Q. Coomaraswamy has succeeded whom as the new governor of Central Bank of Sri Lanka/CBSL?- Published on 04 Jul 16a. Arjuna Mahendran
b. Arjuna Ranatunge
c. Arjuna Wickramsinghe
d. None of the above
ANSWER: Arjuna Mahendran
Coomaraswamy has succeeded Arjuna Mahendran as the new governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka. Indirajit Coomaraswamy is a veteran economist.
- President Maithripala Sirisena announced the appointment through Twitter
- Mahendran’s tenure was marked by controversies over issuance of bonds closing at June 30
- Born in 1950, Coomaraswamy has been educated at Harrow and Royal College in Colombo.
- Coomaraswamy was holding the post of adviser at the Ministry of Development Strategies and International Trade before he was named Governor