The Hon. (Dr.) Harini Amarasuriya - Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education
The Prime Minister presented the Microfinance and Credit Regulatory Authority Bill, which seeks to establish the Sri Lanka Microfinance and Credit Regulatory Authority, regulate moneylending and microfinance businesses, protect customers, and repeal the Microfinance Act, No. 6 of 2016. The Bill was ordered to be printed, referred to the Committee on Public Finance, and scheduled for Second Reading on 10 December 2025.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Microfinance and Credit Regulatory Authority Bill, presented to establish the Sri Lanka Microfinance and Credit Regulatory Authority; to regulate moneylending and microfinance businesses; to protect customers of such businesses; to repeal the Microfinance Act, No. 6 of 2016; and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
¶ 02 To be read a Second time on Wednesday, 10th December, 2025; to be printed; and referred to the Committee on Public Finance.
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) Harini Amarasuriya - Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 26 November 2025. No. 22993. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/22021