Sri Lanka to host South Asia economic policy summit

The Hapag-Lloyd delegation including, Capt. Prateek Gandhi – Director Operations, Hapag-Lloyd, Regional Office, Dubai,Mr. Faheem Mir – Manager - Operations, Hapag-Lloyd, Regional Office, Dubai,Mr. Lalith Witanachchi – Vice President, Hapag-Lloyd Lanka (Pvt) Ltd, Mr. Mindaka Dassanayake – General Manager, Hapag-Lloyd Lanka (Pvt) Ltd.,Mr. Rohan Ranasinghe – Terminal Operations Manager, Hapag-Lloyd AG and Mr. Iqram Cuttilan – Managing Director, Aitken Spence Shipping Ltd poses for a pic with SLPA’s Chairman -Admiral Sirimewan Ranasinghe and the Managing Director - Eng. Ganaka Hemachandra. SLPA's Vice Chairman - Eng. Herath M.P. Jayawardhana, Director (Operations) - Mrs. G. Zavia Miskin and Director (Marketing and BD) - Mr. H J K U Kumara are also present.

Jan 28, 2013 (LBO) - Sri Lanka will host the 6th South Asia Economic Summit (SAES), a policy forum that brings together academia, government, civil society and the private sector in the region, each year. "The emerging growth opportunities and challenges for South Asia in the context of changing global economic dynamics will come into focus at this Summit, similar to the World Economic Forum held annually in Davos, Switzerland, albeit at a regional level," Sri Lanka's Institute of Policy Studies, a think tank said.

"With the summit theme of â€˜Towards a Stronger, Dynamic, and Inclusive South Asia’, the three days of deliberations will discuss what South Asian states need to do to strengthen their economic growth prospects while managing risks and challenges, while building a stronger region as a whole."

The other partners in the SAES process are the Centre for Policy Dialogue (Bangladesh), South Asia Watch on Trade, Environment and Economics (Nepal), Sustainable Development Policy Institute (Pakistan) and Research and Information Systems for Developing Countries – (India).

The recommendations emerging from the forum is used to inform and inform and influence the direction of official So