Srilanka, Jan. 22 -- Sri Lanka's banks must rethink how they deploy capital, moving beyond a narrow focus on immediate financial returns to a "return on learning" approach that prioritises experimentation, data capability and long-term resilience, Central Bank Governor Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe said, as climate risks and digital disruption increasingly shape financial sustainability.

Dr. Weerasinghe noted that traditional return on investment (ROI) metrics are no longer sufficient in a financial system facing rapid technological change and growing exposure to

environmental shocks.

"We have to shift from ROI to ROL, return on learning, where capital is allocated to high-potential experiments, even if the immediate ROI is uncertain," he ...