SLEA elects new committee for 2014/15

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The Annual General Meeting of the Sri Lanka Economic Association (SLEA) was held on 25 October at the Centre for Banking Studies of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka. The new Executive Council of SLEA for 2014/15 was elected unanimously at the AGM. Prof. A.D.V.de S. Indraratne was re-elected as President. C. Maliyadde, Dr. Locana Gunaratne and R. M. B. Senanayake were re-elected as Vice Presidents of SLEA while Prof. H. D. Karunaratne, Dr. S. S. Colombage and Malraj B. Kiriella were elected as new Vice Presidents. Dr. M. Sumanadasa was re-elected as General Secretary while P. T. Sirisena was reappointed as the new Treasurer. Sarath Vidanagama and D. G. Dayaratne were re-elected as Editor and Business Editor respectively. The other office bearers elected at this meeting were Saliya Balasooriya (Assistant General Secretary), Dr. M.Ganeshmoorthy (Assistant Treasurer) and Dr. Priyanga Dunusignhe (Assistant Editor). Rev Prof. W.Wimalaratana, Dr. Upananda Vidanapathirana, Anushka Wijesinghe, Raja Korale, Nimal Breckenridge, M.N. Nuwan Medonza, Dilhan Thotahewage, Nihal Rodrigo, J.M.T.B. Jayasundera and Dharshani Premaratne were the other council members elected. Re-elected President Prof. A.D.V.de S. Indraratna thanked the members for electing him for another year. He also thanked the past Council of Management for their cooperation during the year and in helping to conclude the annual sessions successfully. He said the next year will be a difficult one for the association due to its plans to construct a new building and raise more funds. The Sri Lanka Economic Association (SLEA) is a volunteer association which was set up in 1985 and incorporated in 2011 by an Act of Parliament. The SLEA is part of the International Economic Association and has over 700 members at present. New applicants seeking SLEA membership can obtain information by visiting www.slea.lk.

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