SL Economic Summit to tackle SOE reforms

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State-owned enterprises (SOEs) have been debated for many years now. Discussions around it have covered improving profitability, service and governance while examining the root causes for the continued losses incurred by SOEs.

Some of the solutions for reforms are well-known, but its implementation has been weak – leading to no notable development of the sector in the last decade. The Sri Lanka Economic Summit (SLES) 2019 will look at charting the progress in reforming SOEs over the next five years. This will be addressed at a panel discussion on State-owned enterprises - Recipe for Reform, on 18 September.

The session will focus on fine-tuning existing solutions and implementation, gaining consensus by bringing together different stakeholders, ranging from politicians to technocrats. Moderated by Ceylon Chamber of Commerce past Chairman Suresh Shah, the panel will feature State Minister of Finance Eran Wickramaratne, MP Dr. Sarath Amunugama, MP Sunil Handunnetti, JB Securities Ltd. CEO Murtaza Jafferjee, National Agency for Public Private Partnership Chairman Thilan Wijesinghe, Ministry of Finance Media, and Corporate Consultancy Chairman Dr. Nalaka Godahewa Helicon.

The SLES is scheduled for 17 and 18 September at the Cinnamon Grand. For further information regarding the event, please email [email protected] or [email protected].