Ceylon Chamber releases Outlook 2022 report: ‘Road to Recovery: Overcoming Challenges’ 

The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce (CCC) has launched the seventh edition of its flagship annual Outlook Report for 2022 at the Economic Outlook 2022 webinar.

Titled ‘Road to Recovery: Overcoming Challenges’, the report covers key fundamentals of the global and local economic outlook, policy outlook, and private sector perspectives for the year 2022. This year’s report addresses pressing themes in the current economic context, including economic growth prospects, inflationary pressures, interest rates, forex and dollar liquidity concerns, and global risks that could significantly affect Sri Lanka’s economic outlook.

Presenting the Outlook Report, Ceylon Chamber Chief Economist Shiran Fernando drew attention to salient points in the report, highlighting the outlook on inflation, growth, interest rates and some of the global risk factors businesses should consider in corporate planning.

The keynote speaker at the webinar, Central Bank Financial Systems Stability Consultative Committee Chairman Dr. Kenneth De Zilwa emphasised on the emergence of Asian dominance in the long business cycle and the need for Sri Lanka to institutionalise its profit story.

Panellists at the webinar were Standard Chartered Bank of Sri Lanka CEO Bingumal Thewarathanthri, Unilever Sri Lanka Chairperson Hajar Alafifi, Advocata Institute Senior Research Fellow Dr. Roshan Perera and Hirdaramani Group Director Vinod Hirdaramani. The panel discussion was moderated by CCC CEO and Secretary General Manjula de Silva.

Compiled by the Economic Intelligence Unit (EIU) of the Ceylon Chamber, the report conducts an in-depth analysis of economic data and together with the insights of expert economists makes studied projections regarding economic conditions, risk factors, and growth and recovery prospects for 2022. 

To purchase an e-copy of the report, contact Saumya ([email protected]/0115588883) or Imesha ([email protected]/ 0115588896).