Anthony Nihal Fonseka has been reappointed as a member of the Monetary Board of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) with effect from 27 July 2022 for six years. Previously, he served on the Monetary Board from July 2016 to May 2020 and from May 2022 to July 2022.
Fonseka has held many positions in the public sector as well. He was a member of the 2009 Presidential Commission on Taxation and a member of the National Procurement Commission established under the Constitution. He has served as a Director of the Credit Information Bureau and the Employees’ Trust Fund and has been the Co-Chairman of the National Council for Economic Development (NCED) – Capital Market Cluster.
Analysts have called on the Monetary Authority to make public the minutes of the Monetary Board Meetings.