BoI investor forum for participants at Commonwealth Finance Ministers meeting

Hiran H. Senewiratne

COLOMBO: The Board of Investment of Sri Lanka (BoI) will organise an investor forum for all delegations expected to participate at the Commonwealth Finance Ministers meeting. This event will be held on September 12 at the Cinnamon Grand Hotel in Colombo.

This is an investor round table forum which will be chaired by Minister of Investment Promotion and Enterprise Development Rohitha Bogollagama to show case Sri Lanka as a major investment destination in the region.

He will also discusses the trade and investment opportunities in the country despite the current tensions, its Director Media Dillip Samarasinghe told the Daily News. Apart from the business delegations, leading government and private sector business personnel are expected to participate at the forum.

Central Bank Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal will speak on the Sri Lankan economy and BoI Chairman Prof Lakshman R. Watawala will speak on investment opportunities in Sri Lanka.

The British Chief Secretary to Treasury Steven Timans will also deliver a lecture.