Business Today Sri Lanka Magazine - February 2021

In this issue

Dr Willie Gamage, Governor of the Southern Province has immense experience in working with Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and the Rajapaksa family since the days of his youth. He has been a pillar of strength, quietly but diligently fulfilling his duties. He has never sought the limelight but has worked with great determination. The Governor highlighted the tremendous amount of work carried out by the Southern Provincial Council despite challenges.

Prof Charitha Herath, MP, Chairman of the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) outlined the authority and the mandate of COPE, while being buoyant about its commitment to play its role fairly and squarely under his leadership.

Rohan Fernando, Chairman, SLTMobitel, expressed satisfaction in the journey of recovery that the new Board had embarked upon assuming office to increase profitability. Under his stewardship SLTMobitel was introduced as a unified corporate brand identity.

Udayanga Weeratunga, former Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Russia was able to achieve the unimaginable when he implemented a special project to revive the tourism industry in Sri Lanka. It showed that even during these challenging times it is possible to engage in tourism with a clear and practical plan.

As Treasury Secretary, Dr Janet Yellen stresses that the longer term project is to rebuild the economy so that it creates more prosperity for more people, and to ensure that American workers can compete in an increasingly competitive global economy.