ACIFMA Chairman visits Sri Lanka

ACI The Financial Markets Association (ACIFMA) Chairman Bruno Langfritz arrived in Sri Lanka for a 3 day visit. 

Langfritz is also the incumbent Managing Director of Julius Baer ZH, Zurich, and has over 40 years of international management experience in foreign exchange, working for major global financial institutions such as Credit Suisse, Bank Leu, CS Private Banking and CS Investment Bank in London, Toronto, Genève and Zurich.

He is due to meet State National Policies and Economic Affairs Minister Dr. Harsha de Silva, the Central Bank of Sri Lanka Governor Dr. Indrajit Coomaraswamy, senior Central Bank officials,and Managing Directors and Chief Executive Officers of several leading commercial banks in the country.

ACI was founded in Paris in 1955 as Association Cambiste Internationale. Members of ACI are engaged within the financial trading or sales environment in the global financial markets representing foreign exchange, interest rate products and other securities, banknotes & bullions, precious metals and commodities and their various derivatives. ACI is a leading, global association of wholesales financial market professionals, contributing to the market development through education & certification, market practices, technical advice and networking events. ACI has over 9,000 members spread across 63 countries across the globe including major financial centres.

Sri Lanka Forex Association (founded in 1983), comprising of all local commercial bank treasurers and financial brokers licensed by the Central Bank, is affiliated to the ACIFMA. 

The visit is being organised as a precursor to Sri Lanka being selected to host the 58th Annual ACI World Congress in 2019 in Colombo.