SLES to feature session titled ‘Setting the Macro Foundation for Growth’ on Day-1

From left: Ajith Nivard Cabraal, Dr. Howard Nicholas, Vish Govindasamy, Rana Hasan, Sajith Attygalle, Dr. Dushni Weerakoon and Suresh Shah 

The upcoming Sri Lanka Economic Summit 2021 is prepared to host a lineup of contemporary dialogues under this year’s theme ‘Springboard for revival: Opportunity to reset’. Day one of the event will feature a session dedicated to ‘Setting the Macro Foundation for Growth’ on 6th December.

This session will highlight Sri Lanka’s key economic challenges such as managing the external debt repayments in the next five years, while focusing on growth. 

The session will focus on how Sri Lanka will meet its debt obligations in the 2022-2026 period, calibrate its growth drivers, drive tax revenue, improve our credit ratings and manage key risks such as inflation and increase in income inequality.

The presenters at this plenary will be Ajith Nivard Cabraal, Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka and Dr. Howard Nicholas, International Institute of Social Studies (ISS), Erasmus University Rotterdam. Vish Govindasamy, Chairman, the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, Rana Hasan, Regional Economic Advisor, South Asia Regional Development, Asian Development Bank, Sajith Attygalle, Secretary to the Treasury and Dr. Dushni Weerakoon, Executive Director, Institute of Policy Studies will join the panel discussion. The Session will be moderated by Suresh Shah - Former Chairman, The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce.

The Sri Lanka Economic Summit 2021(SLES 2021) is scheduled to be held on 6th and 7th December as a hybrid summit catering to participants who would join online as well as participate in-person at the Shangri-la Hotel.