NTB concludes Nations Business Advisory series

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Nations Trust Bank marked the successful conclusion of a series of Nations Business Advisory Forums for the year 2023.

The eighth and final forum in the series was held at Shangri La Hotel in Colombo, with a gathering of over 350 participants.

The key speaker at the event, JB Securities Ltd., CEO and Advocata Institute Chairman Murtaza Jafferjee, shared insights on a wide range of topics with the business community. The discussions included the present economic landscape, a forward-looking perspective on GDP growth, Free Trade Agreements (FTAs), structural economic changes including taxation and State-Owned Enterprise (SOE) reforms, and opportunities for business expansion.

Additionally, insights were shared regarding optimising digitalisation for improved efficiency and competitiveness, discovering growth opportunities in both the global and local development landscapes and strategic planning to ensure long-term business resilience.

The Nations Business Advisory event series, which spanned the regions of Kurunegala, Jaffna, Batticaloa, Galle, Negombo and Ella, immensely benefited the commercial banking customers in the North Western, North, East, Western, Southern, and Uva regions in planning the next phase of growth in their respective businesses.