Editing Economy of Sri Lanka (section)

== Financial institutions ==
[[File:Central Bank of Sri Lanka Building.jpg|thumb|300px|Central Bank of Sri Lanka Building]]{{See also|Central Bank of Sri Lanka|Colombo Stock Exchange}}The [[Central Bank of Sri Lanka]] is the [[monetary authority]] of [[Sri Lanka]] and was established in 1950. The Central Bank is responsible for the conduct of [[monetary policy]] in the country and also has supervisory powers over the [[financial system]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbsl.gov.lk/|title=Official Web site of Central Bank, Sri Lanka}}</ref>

The [[Colombo Stock Exchange]] (CSE) is the main [[stock exchange]] in [[Sri Lanka]]. It is one of the most modern exchanges in South Asia, providing a fully automated trading platform. The vision of the CSE is to contribute to the wealth of the nation by creating value through securities. The headquarters of the CSE has been located at the World Trade Center Towers [http://www.wtc.lk] in [[Colombo]] since 1995 and it also has branches across the country in [[Kandy]], [[Matara, Sri Lanka|Matara]], [[Kurunegala]], [[Negombo]] and [[Jaffna]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cse.lk|title=Official Web site of Colombo Stock Exchange}}</ref> In 2009, after the 30 years-long civil war came to an end, the CSE was the best performing stock exchange in the world.