Sri Lanka, Oct. 28 -- The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) marked its 76th anniversary with a high-level oration on how artificial intelligence is reshaping central banking, held at the Central Bank Atrium on 23 October 2026.Sri Lanka Travel

The oration was delivered by Shirin Hamid, Chief Information Officer and Director of the Information Technology Department at the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Her address, titled "The Intelligent Central Bank: Building Trust in the Age of AI," explored both the promise and the pitfalls of deploying AI in monetary and financial institutions.

Hamid said AI holds significant potential to strengthen how central banks carry out their mandates, but warned that the associated risks demand careful man...