Ceylon Chamber to hold seminar on new Forex Act

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The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce will hold a seminar on 7 December to discuss the new Forex Act, which came into effect recently.

The seminar, titled ‘The new Forex Act and regulations – what does it mean for business?’, will commence with a presentation delivered by Pavithri Vithanage - Senior Assistant Director, Legal and Compliance, Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL).

Her presentation will be followed by a panel discussion, which will cover the key provisions of the new Act compared to the previous Act, the capital and current account regulations, re-designation of existing accounts and the overall policy direction of the new Act in terms of liberalising foreign currency transactions.

The panellists for the session will be Udeni Alawattage - Director, Department of Foreign Exchange of the CBSL; Pavithri Vithanage - Senior Assistant Director, Legal and Compliance, CBSL; Duminda Hulangamuwa - Partner Ernst & Young; Ayomi Aluwihare Gunawardene - Precedent Partner, FJ & G De Saram; Suresh Perera - Director, KPMG; Summaiya Maccan Marker - Head of Compliance, Cargills Bank and Shiran Fernando - Chief Economist of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce.

The seminar will take place on 7 December at 2.30 p.m. at the Ground Floor Auditorium of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce. Those who wish to book their participation can call 115588877 or email [email protected].

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