President Ranil Wickremesinghe will be the keynote speaker at the CEO Discussion Forum titled ‘Economic Dialogue – IMF and Beyond’ on Thursday March 30th from 10 am to 12.30 pm at the Galle Face Hotel.
According to a media release by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CA Sri Lanka) - organisers of the event, President Wickremesinghe is expected to discuss in detail the corrective steps that Sri Lanka must take to overcome the economic crisis it currently faces and set out the roadmap towards recovery.
The event will deal with the IMF’s 48-month extended arrangement to Sri Lanka under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) worth approximately US$3 billion.
The CEO discussion will facilitate a productive conversation among key stakeholders, including business leaders, policymakers, and economics experts.
The event is expected to attract a diverse range of participants, including business leaders, policymakers, and experts in the field of economics.
State Minister of Finance, Ranjith Siyambalapitiya, is expected to deliver the guest speech. The forum will draw to a close after a panel discussion with President Wickremesinghe, Mahinda Siriwardana - Secretary to the Treasury and Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe, Governor of the Central Bank. It will also include M.U.M Ali Sabry - Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kanchana Wijesekera - Minister of Power & Energy, Dilum Amunugama - State Minister of Investment Promotion, Sagala Ratnayaka – Senior Advisor to the President on National Security and President’s Chief of Staff, Dr. R.H.S Samaratunga - Senior Economic Advisor to the President and Deshal De Mel – Economic Advisor to the Ministry of Finance.
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