Colombo Stock Exchange promotes Sri Lankan capital market in Europe

The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) will host ‘Invest Sri Lanka’ investor forums in Zurich and London on 28 and 29 October. The Breakfast Meeting in Zurich will be hosted in association with the Swiss Asian Chamber of Commerce (SACC), while the Investor Forum in London will be hosted in association with Bloomberg. 

The combined attendance at the forums numbers nearly 200 and includes major institutional investors with assets under management of $ 110 million or above. The Breakfast Meeting in Zurich held at the Widder Hotel will showcase Sri Lanka’s potential as an investment destination, whereas the Forum in London to be held at the Savoy spanning two days will feature a longer program and allow for investors to meet with listed companies.

The Forum in London will feature 12 listed companies which will each host one-on-one or group meetings. The companies attending are John Keells Holdings PLC, Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC, Hatton National Bank PLC, National Development Bank PLC, Dialog Axiata PLC, Carsons Cumberbatch PLC, Lion Brewery (Ceylon) PLC, People’s Leasing & Finance PLC, Softlogic Holdings PLC, Tokyo Cement PLC, Singer Sri Lanka PLC , MTD Walkers PLC and Sunshine Holdings PLC. 

Minister of Finance Ravi Karunanayake will deliver the keynote address, while Colombo Stock Exchange Chairman Vajira Kulatilaka and Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka (SEC) Director General Vajira Wijegunerwardane will make presentations on the opportunities in the capital market and the regulatory framework, respectively. 

A macroeconomic overview of the country will be provided by Copal Amba (a Moody’s subsidiary) Country Head – Sri Lanka Chanakya Dissanayake. The main presentations will be followed by a panel discussion and question and answer session with the audience. 

In Zurich the Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations in Geneva Ravinatha Ariyasinha will make the opening remarks while in London the opening remarks will be made by Acting High Commissioner to the United Kingdom Dr. Chanaka Talpahewa. 

The London forum will also feature presentations by Chief Executive Officer, London Stock Exchange Plc and Director of International Development and Ashish Swarup of First State Investments, as an endorsement of the Sri Lankan capital market and the investment experience in Sri Lanka.