Top IMF official to deliver keynote address at Lankan economic summit in July
View(s):Dr. Anoop Singh, Director of the Asia and Pacific Department of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), will deliver the keynote address at the inauguration of the Sri Lanka Economic Summit 2013 in July.
Dr. Sarath Amunugama, Minister (Senior) International Monetary Co-operation and Deputy Minister of Finance, is also due to address the gathering as the Chief Guest.
‘Re-balancing the Economy’ is the theme of this key, annual economic-related event to be held on July 9 to 11 at the Cinnamon Grand, Colombo. Dr. Singh has been the Director of the Asia and Pacific Department of the IMF since 2008. Prior to that, he was the Director of the Western Hemisphere Department. He was also a former IMF Resident Representative in Sri Lanka. A flagship event of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, the summit brings together the best of Corporate Sri Lanka and world renowned academics, government officials and stakeholders to one platform to discuss timely issues related to the economy and to draw a road map for the future, the chamber said. This year’s event will comprise sessions titled ‘Managing the Fiscal Deficit, Export Strategy: Time to re-think and re-focus’; ‘Enhancing Competitiveness through higher Productivity’; ‘Connecting to Untapped Resources, Demography and Skills Development’; ‘Powering the Nation for the Future’ and ‘Challenges to Re-balancing the Economy’. World renowned speakers will share their insights as speakers and panelists at the seven sessions of the summit.
“This year’s theme has been selected after much deliberation and the Ceylon Chamber believes that it is important to review re- balancing of the Sri Lankan Economy at the Economic Summit 2013. Sri Lanka advanced to the lower middle income country status in January 2010. With the rise in income levels and acceleration of development in the post war era the rebalancing of the economy has become of greater significance. Although it has been taking place from a need basis as well as by policy shift, such as, focus on infrastructure development, north-east reconstruction, development of the less developed regions, priority on agriculture and food security etc, the Sri Lanka Economic Summit for 2013 will deliberate on some of the critical areas that should receive more attention of policy makers,” the statement said.
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