PM at World Economic Forum 2016
The World Economic Forum 2016 inaugurated at Davos in Switzerland yesterday with the participation of over 2,000 world leaders and economic specialists, including Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe. It is for the first time in history that a Sri Lankan leader attended the World Economic Forum on a special invitation.
Prime Minister Wickremesinghe also held discussions with the Heads of many large scale trading companies. During these meetings, they expressed their willingness to bring in large scale investments to Sri Lanka within this year.
Among the Heads of Companies that the Prime Minister met on the sidelines of the Forum were Netherland’s Philips Lighting Solution CEO Eric Rondolat, TATA Group chairman Cyrus Mistry, McKinsey & Company Asia Chairman Kevin Sneader and Bahrain Petroleum Company Honorary Chairman and Advisor to Prime Minister Sheikh Salman bin. Special attention were drawn to the investment opportunities in Sri Lanka during these discussions between the Prime Minister and Heads of global companies. On the sideline, the Prime Minister also held bilateral talks with Sweden Prime Minister Stefan Löfven and Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu.
The Prime Minister is to meet internationally renowned Microsoft Company President Jean Philippe Courtois today.
Strategic Development and International Trade Minister Malik Samarawickrema, Central Bank Governor Arjun Nahendran, Sri Lankan Ambassodor in Switzerland Ravinatha Aryasinha, Prime Minister’s Secretary Saman Ekanayake, Prime Minister’s Additional Secretary Saman Athaudahetti and Personal Assistant to the Prime Minister Sandra Perera also participated.
(Daily News)
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Oh! What is he going to do now.
What is the wheeler-dealer Malik Samarwickrema doing in Davos?
Sure he is working out underhand deals which will enrich his multi-billion rupee empire.
Ranil as usual is in good company and what did he talk about for there is a lot happening in Europe and the Swiss are in the least concerned. Most likely he ought to tap the swiss bankers and find something about Mahindas account or launder that crook Arjun Mahendra who is Rajaratnam sidekick once upon a time. How is Ravinath iam sure he is looking smart and not necessarily talking smart. He must be getting ready to look good at the next UNHRC thing for they may have fresh petitions about violations from gestapo abuses. The swiss dont like the gestapo