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	News in 2012

	Newsletter Vol 7 no. 1
	The first issue of our newsletter for 2012 is now out. It will be sent to members, business councils and our partner organisations. It is designed for online viewing only, and not for printout. We hope you enjoy Vol. 7 no.1 of Ciao!, the newsletter of the Council. [ File Size: 1.3MB ]
	Presentation: Restructuring Organisations to meet challenges
	Mr. Nalin Jayasuriya from McQuire, Rens and Jones made a presentation on "Restructuring organisations to meet Challenges" on Friday 27th January 2012 from 08:30am to 1:00pm, at Excel World, Colombo 10. The presentation included incorporated futuristic thinking, systems thinking, reasons for re-structuring, market changes that require organisational change, case studies, creating value in organisations and mechanics to sustain structured momentum. The Committee would like to thank Committee member Kiron Shenoy, for the arrangements made at the Excel World facility, and the speaker for his systematic and detailed approach in presenting his subject.
	Inaugural Luncheon Meeting
	The Council held its inaugural luncheon meeting with a most distinguished speaker, Dr. Indrajit Coomaraswamy, Former Director Economic Affairs Division, Commonwealth Secretariat on Thursday, 23rd February 2012 at the Hilton Colombo Residence from 12 pm – 2 pm. The title was "Sri Lanka: Medium – term Opportunities and Challenges", but Dr. Coomaraswamy drew from his vast experience as a senior officer at the Central Bank of Sri Lanka to give a Global Outlook for the approx. 30 participants present. This included the opportunities available from emerging economies as well as economic giants such as the EU, United States, China and India. Dr. Indrajit Coomaraswamy was an official in the Central Bank of Sri Lanka from 1973-1989. He worked in the Economic Research, Statistics and Bank Supervision Divisions. He was also seconded to the Ministry of Finance and Planning (1981-1989). Dr. Coomaraswamy was employed by the Commonwealth Secretariat from 1990-2008. During that time he held the positions, inter alia, of Director, Economic Affairs Division and Deputy-Director, Secretary-General's Office. Dr. Coomaraswamy completed his undergraduate degree at Cambridge University and obtained his Doctorate at the University of Sussex.


	Upcoming Events in 2012
	A Sri Lanka Export Development Board Event.

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