Sri Lanka, March 25 -- Sri Lanka's workers' remittances have not seen a reduction despite the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, the Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL), Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe stated.

Speaking at a media briefing held at the Central Bank premises today (25), Governor Weerasinghe said based on currently available data, they have not seen a decline in remittances. According to Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe they have in fact observed a slight increase in remittances in the past few days.

Governor Weerasinghe added that he has not seen any inquiries or reports of Sri Lankans returning to the country from the Middle East due to the ongoing conflict.

The Central Bank Governor however acknowledged that there has b...