The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) in association with the Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka (SEC) will host a Capital Markets Conference on 9th October 2014, in Colombo Sri Lanka. The event is scheduled to be held at the exclusive Cinnamon Lakeside Hotel in Colombo. The objective of the forum is to show case the investment potential of the capital market in Sri Lanka to International fund managers, institutional investors and high net-worth investors. The forum will provide a global audience an excellent opportunity to study and understand the potential of the capital of market Sri Lanka.

Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapaksa participated as Chief Guest to lay the Foundation Stone for the lecturer hall complex in Sri Lanka Foundation Institute, recently.

The 21st National Convention of the Mahajana Eksath Peramuna was held on Friday (Aug.01) at New Town Hall, Colombo with the participation of MEP Leader Minister Dinesh Gunawardena.

The Government of Japan approved Rs. 305 million to be financed through the counterpart fund under Japan’s non-project grant aid scheme for the capacity development program through MILODA, Academy of Financial Studies (AFS). The program is aimed at institutionalizing and enhancing the capacity of AFS, the training arm of the Ministry of Finance and Planning. The new Co-CEOs jointly selected -  Professor J. Hasagawa and Mrs. H.M.N.S. Gunawardana, being the Japanese and Sri Lankan CEOs respectively, assumed duties today the 1st of August 2014, with a   Japanese Chief Specialist dispatched from JICE, Japan International Cooperation Center to strengthen the existing local staff.