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SLBA is a company incorporated in Sri Lanka under the Companies Act No. 17 of 1982. Liability of members is limited by guarantee of its members. The members of SLBA are all banks licensed by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka to carry on banking services described in their respective individual licenses.
The SLBA membership includes at present 24 Licensed Commercial Banks (LCBs) and 6 Licensed Specialised Banks (LSBs). The LSBs are primarily savings banks and do not offer current accounts for customers. LSBs are not ‘authorised dealers’ under the Foreign Exchange Act and do not provide foreign exchange related services to customers.
SLBA was formed to represent and further the common interests of member banks and to assist in maintaining and developing a sound banking structure in Sri Lanka. In this role SLBA supports cooperation among member banks, liaison with regulatory and governmental entities, coordination of policy implementation and banking industry operations to help sustain stability of the banking system.
‘SLBA the voice of banking in Sri Lanka’
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