Sri Lanka, Oct. 26 -- Marking a milestone in the history of financial governance, the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) celebrated its 76th anniversary on October 23 with a forward-looking oration delivered by the International Monetary Fund's Chief Information Officer, Shirin Hamid. Addressing leaders, policymakers, and technologists, her keynote speech bridged the lessons of Sri Lanka's arduous economic recovery with the pressing, high-stakes challenges of the artificial intelligence era.Sri Lanka Travel

Tracing the institution's origins back to 1950, Hamid reminded the audience that central banks were founded not merely as economic policy bodies, but as foundational institutions of trust, security, and public confidence. A central them...