For further information you may refer the Order under Section 8 of the Foreign Exchange Act published in the Gazette (Extraordinary) Notification No. 2287/16 dated 05 July 2022, which can be downloaded/ accessed via www.dfe.lk.
November 15, 2024
Extending the Order issued on Possession of Foreign Currency
July 12, 2022
The Minister of Finance has issued an Order under Section 8 of the Foreign Exchange Act No. 12 of 2017 extending the amnesty period granted for persons in or resident in Sri Lanka to deposit or sell the foreign currency in possession to an Authorized Dealer (A Licensed Commercial Bank or National Savings Bank) as specified in the Order, by another 14 working days up to 26.07.2022.
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