CSE successfully concludes ‘Invest Sri Lanka’ forum in Mumbai

CSE CEO Rajeeva Banadaranaike, CBSL Director of Research Dr. P.K.G. Harishchandra, State Finance Minister Shehan Semasinghe, CSE Chairman Dilshan Wirasekara, and SEC Director General Chinthaka Mendis 

The ‘Invest Sri Lanka’ investor forum, which was organised by the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) in association with the Confederation of the Indian Industry (CII), was concluded successfully on 11 August in Mumbai, at the Taj Lands End Hotel. 

The forum made a strong case for investment flows into Sri Lanka and witnessed a strong turnout of over 120 prospective investors from Mumbai. State Minister of Finance Shehan Semasinghe was the keynote speaker at the forum. 

The Sri Lankan delegation, including the Chairman of the CSE, senior representatives of the Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka (SEC), Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE), Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL), and representatives from 16 stockbroker firms, collectively pitched for further investment flows into Sri Lanka, a call that was also boosted by strong endorsements for investment in Sri Lanka by the CII. 

The forum featured a prominent line-up of speakers, including CII WR Committee on Innovation, R&D and Digitalisation Co-Chairman, and IRIS Business Services Founder and CEO S. Swaminathan, CSE Chairman Dilshan Wirasekara, SEC Director General Chinthaka Mendis, and CBSL Director of Research Dr. P.K.G. Harischandra, spoke about the Sri Lankan economy and the capital market. 

A technical session on the Sri Lankan stock market outlook and sector performances was carried out by the Sri Lankan stockbroking firms, by Acuity Stockbrokers Ltd. Director/Head of Research Shehan Cooray, CT CLSA Securities Ltd. Head of Research Oshadha De Vas Gunasekara, and Asia Securities Chief Economist and Strategist Sanjeewa Fernando.

The Q&A session where State Finance Minister Shehan Semasinghe, CSE Chairman Dilshan Wirasekara, SEC Director General Chinthaka Mendis, CBSL Director of Research Dr. P.K.G. Harischandra, and CSE CEO Rajeeva Bandaranaike, joined as the moderator, turned out to be an interactive session with active audience participation. 

The ‘Invest Sri Lanka’ investor forum in Mumbai was held in following the Chennai Forum which was concluded on 9 August at the Taj Coromandel Hotel. 

The Invest Sri Lanka investor forum in Mumbai was supported by Asia Securities and First Capital Holdings PLC as the Platinum Sponsors and Almas Holdings Ltd. as the Gold Sponsor. The support partner for the forum is the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce (CCC).