The Credit Information Bureau of Sri Lanka

The Credit Information Bureau of Sri Lanka (CRIB), is the first Credit Bureau in the South Asian region, which was established by the Credit Information Bureau of Sri Lanka Act No 18 of 1990 as amended by Act No. 8 of 1995 and 42 of 2008. CRIB is an independent statutory body and a public private partnership with the Monetary Board of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka holding the majority of equity. The rest of the shares are divested among other shareholder members of the bureau. For over three decades, CRIB has been one of the pillars of the sound financial infrastructure of the country and tendered its silent contribution towards the strengthening of the foundation of disciplined credit culture in Sri Lanka, ensuring the stability of the banking and financial industry as a whole. Our prime statutory objective is to uphold our legally mandated responsibilities towards CRIB shareholder member lending institutions (shareholder members) and the general public as stipulated by the CRIB...