SEACEN Governors' Conference

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) will host the 46th South East Asian Central Banks (SEACEN) Governors' Conference, High-Level Seminar and 30th SEACEN Board of Governors' Meeting today and tomorrow, as one of the main events to be held in conjunction with its 60th Anniversary celebrations.

The theme of this year's conference is Post Global Financial Crisis: Issues and Challenges for Central Banks of Emerging Markets. The chief guest at the inauguration ceremony will be President Mahinda Rajapaksa. The Central Bank of Sri Lanka Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal will chair the SEACEN Board of Governors (BOG), for the operating year 2011 and 12.

The high level officials and prominent speakers participating at the Conference include International Monetary Fund, Deputy Managing Director, Naoyuki Shinohara, Bank for International Settlement, General Manager Jaime Caruana, London School of Economics and Political Science Professor Charles Goodhart, and Professor Emeritus former Reserve Bank of India Governor Dr Y V Reddy.