Business Today Sri Lanka Magazine - August 2014

In this issue

The Third South Asia Chief Justices’ Roundtable is to be held in Sri Lanka for the first time. Chief Justice Mohan Pieris as the host of this eminent event, spoke on the various aspects that will be discussed at this high level forum.
Simon Smits, Vice Minister for Foreign Trade in The Netherlands and Louis Piët, Ambassador of The Netherlands to Sri Lanka discuss the benefits of strengthening ties between the two countries.
A J M Muzammil is the Mayor of Colombo. A title that holds great responsibility. With a political career spanning more than 30 years, he has the sharp wit and political acumen that are required to ensure that he is able to fulfill his role as a Mayor from the UNP, within the folds of a strong UPFA central government.
Air Chief Marshal Harsha Abeywickrama, Chairman, and D M Gunasekara, General Manager/ Chief Executive Officer of Bank of Ceylon speak about the Bank’s 75 year transformation.
Spanning 75 years BoC has been the pioneer in many areas. As it enters an era of transformation, with its new Chairman, Air Chief Marshal Harsha Abeywickrama who brings a diverse set of skills and experience and General Manager/Chief Executive Officer, D M Gunasekara who has been with BoC for over 30 years, the country can expect many great things from this banking giant.
As Sri Lanka goes through a ‘demographic dividend’, Alain Sibenaler, Representative Sri Lanka and Country Director Maldives relates the importance of this phenomenon and the UNFPA’s role in furthering the benefits that could be derived as well as their part in empowering the youth of the country.