CMA webinar today on ‘Sri Lankan Economy: Challenges and Prospects’

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Dr. Chandranath Amarasekara

The Institute of Certified Management Accountants of Sri Lanka (CMA) will conduct a webinar on ‘The Sri Lankan Economy: Challenges and Prospects’ on Tuesday, 9 February from 11 a.m. to 12 noon via Online Zoom Platform.

CMA Sri Lanka is the National Professional Management Accounting body in Sri Lanka set up by an Act of Parliament and member of the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) the global body for the accounting profession, South Asian Federation of Accountants (SAFA) the regional body for the South Asian Region and the Confederation of Asian and Pacific Accountants (CAPA) the accounting body for the Asian and Pacific region.

The resource person at the webinar will be Dr. Chandranath Amarasekara is a macroeconomist by profession and heads the economic research wing of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka as its Director of Economic Research. He also serves as a member of the Monetary Policy Committee and Market Operations Committee of the Central Bank, among others.

Prior to joining the Central Bank in January 2003, he worked as Research Officer at the International Monetary Fund-Sri Lanka Office in 2001-2002. Dr. Amarasekara graduated from the University Peradeniya, Sri Lanka in 2001 with a First Class Honours Degree in Economics. He also holds an MSc in Economics with Distinction and a PhD in Economics on specialising in monetary policy and labour markets, both from the University of Manchester, UK.

Dr. Amarasekara is one of the most cited monetary policy researchers in Sri Lanka. He has also served as an examiner, visiting lecturer, and a resource person at the Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka, the Centre for Banking Studies, and various Sri Lankan universities. Dr. Amarasekara is also an Attorney-at-Law.

In his presentation Dr. Amarasekara will provide a snapshot of ‘COVID-19 pandemic and Economic Performance in 2020’, ‘Challenges and Policy Responses’ and ‘Prospects for the Economy’.

The webinar will conclude with a question and answer session where participants will also have an opportunity to discuss practical applications and obtain clarifications via chat option.

Those who wish to attend are requested to send an e-mail to: [email protected].