CB governor before COPE today

7 July 2016 09:03 am Views - 7039

Dr. Indrajit Coomaraswamy, who was appointed as the Governor of Central Bank (CB), is to appear before the Parliamentary Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) today, its Chairman Sunil Handunnetti said.

“As the COPE committee chairman, I have asked the Central Bank Governor to be present at the COPE committee today as part of the investigation over the alleged bond controversy,” he said.

The former CB governor Arjuna Mahendran would also be called for further investigations only if it is necessary according to the committee decisions, he said. (Chaturanga Pradeep)