Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe, co-chaired RCG Asia Meeting of FSB, held in Hong Kong SAR on 29 November 2023

The Financial Stability Board (FSB) Regional Consultative Group for Asia (RCG Asia) met on 29 November 2023 in Hong Kong SAR and discussed recent financial market developments and their impact on the region, vulnerabilities arising from non-bank financial intermediation, the deepening of the sovereign-bank nexus in some emerging market and developing economies, and ways to promote effective regulation and supervision of crypto-asset related risks. Members shared their experiences of identifying, monitoring, and addressing these risks and welcomed FSB’s continued focus on enhancing the resilience of financial systems.

The meeting was co-chaired by Mr. Eddie Yue, Chief Executive, Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and the current member co-chair, and Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe, the Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) and the current Non- Member Co-chair of the RCG Asia. The Membership of RCG Asia comprises financial authorities from Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong SAR, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam.

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Monday, December 4, 2023