NOTICE

Special Deposit Account with an Additional Interest

The Special Deposit Account (SDA) can be opened as fixed deposits with Licensed Commercial Banks and National Savings Bank of Sri Lanka, by any Sri Lankan individual resident in or outside Sri Lanka, dual citizens, citizens of other states with Sri Lankan origin, non-national residents in or outside Sri Lanka, funds, corporate bodies, and associations incorporated/registered outside Sri Lanka and any other persons as permitted by Foreign Exchange Regulations. Banks offer SDAs attractive interest rates with additional 2 percentage points over normal foreign currency fixed deposits. As of 25 June 2021, SDAs have attracted funds of approximately USD 451 million.

The QR containing the necessary information and the website of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) is as follows: http://www.cbsl.gov.lk/en/sda.

You may contact this mission for any further inquiry in this regard.