Invest Sri Lanka Investor Forum 2025 27&28 March
Invest Sri Lanka Investor Forum 2025
Sri Lanka’s economy has undergone a remarkable revival, positioning its capital market as an attractive destination for investors eager to be a part of the country’s growth story. In 2024 the All Share PriceIndex (ASPI) and S&P SL20 received impressive returns of 49.7% and 58.5% respectively. The marketalso recorded a positive net inflow of USD 66.5 Mn, alongside the highest capital raised in a single yearreaching USD 568.61 Mn.
OUTLOOK 2025
The 10th Edition of the “Outlook 2025” report, published by the Economic Intelligence Unit (EIU) of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, provides an in-depth analysis of Sri Lanka’s macroeconomic performance and future outlook, along with insights into global economic trends. This edition also examines the performance and prospects of ten key sectors of the economy.
Sri Lanka Economic Summit 27-28 Jan 2025
We are pleased to share the photographs, speaker presentations, and session recordings from the Sri Lanka Economic Summit held on 28th and 29th January, 2025. You may access them via the links below:
Photographs
Speaker Presentations
Session Recordings – https://sles.chamber.lk/video-library/
Poll Results attached.
We hope these resources help you revisit the key insights and discussions from the Summit. Thank you once again for your participation and engagement.
3 quick questions for Sri Lanka’s Honorary Consul Marcus Pettersson
3 quick questions for Marcus Pettersson, Sri Lanka’s honorary consul in western Sweden. He is the CEO of the insurance group MySafety and president of the IT-group Frontwalker. Marcus has extensive experience in the tourism industry both internationally and nationally.
What does the work as an honorary consul entail?
The work is an unpaid assignment with three main responsibilities. The honorary consul’s primary task is to represent Sri Lanka in public contexts and within the business sector. The consul is also responsible for supporting Sri Lankan citizens.
An important part is also to promote Sri Lanka as a tourist destination, trade partner and modern business nation. The third responsibility is to act as the country’s eyes and ears in areas such as research and business, and to report relevant information to the embassy.
What were the most important events in 2024?
It was both an intense and rewarding year. H.E. Ambassador Kapila Fonseka made a successful visit to the Gothenburg region, meeting with industry representatives as well as the governor of western Sweden.
Numerous constructive dialogues were established. An important area, where my own professional experiences have been particularly useful, has been the development of the tourism industry. Swedish visitors are seasoned travelers who stay for long periods, seek authenticity, and are willing to spend generously during their stay in Sri Lanka.
You recently returned from a business trip to Sri Lanka. What are your main impressions?
Sri Lanka is an outstanding country with strong momentum. Through hard work and strong discipline, the country’s fiscal recovery has made significant progress. I experienced both political and economic stability, which creates conditions for long term predictability — key element for developing trade relations. I also believe that our two countries’ business cultures align well, a foundation for trust.
I am looking forward to the rest of 2025 with great confidence. The ”Clean Sri Lanka” initiative, coordinated by the embassy in Sweden, is an exciting example. My hope is to bring together Swedish expertise in renewable energy, material recycling, and waste management with Sri Lankan stakeholders. To that, Sri Lanka’s strong IT sector should naturally be added as a key area of itself.
Members Meeting in Colombo 16th Jan
Sweden-Sri Lanka Business Council members’ meeting in Colombo
The Sweden-Sri Lanka Business Council held its members’ meeting on 16 January in Colombo at our partner Hatch. The meeting was attended by Sweden’s Honorary Consul Sanjay Kulatunga, CEO of Hatch Mevan Peris and Shalaka Wijeyaratne, Executive Director – Investment Promotion and Marketing from Port City. Also visiting from Sweden was Sri Lanka’s Honorary Consul in Western Sweden, Marcus Pettersson.
The Sweden-Sri Lanka Business Council has just over 100 members in Sweden and Sri Lanka and 100 associate members in Sri Lanka. Consul Pettersson described what he, together with the Sri Lankan Embassy in Sweden, with the support of the council, has done during 2024 and the plans for 2025. The other speakers spoke about their activities and the participants expressed their appreciation. The meeting was chaired by the Sweden-Sri Lanka Business Council´s Secretary General Leif I Ohlson
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#member – Jungle Adventure for the Environment: “Maleesha, the Sunbird, and the Elephants” by Mats Thorner
On January 27, the children’s book “Maleesha, the Sunbird, and the Elephants,” written by Mats Thorner in collaboration with the Sri Lankan illustrator Oshidie Charithapani, will be released in Sweden.
“Maleesha, the Sunbird, and the Elephants” is a whimsical, exciting, entertaining, and emotionally rich tale. It also serves as an inspirational example that even a small person can make a difference if they have a strong enough will and work together towards a common goal.
The story is set in Sri Lanka, where the girl Maleesha and the people in her village live in harmony with nature. Maleesha possesses a unique gift—she can talk to animals. When a road construction project begins to devastate the untouched and sacred natural area where Maleesha and the animals reside, they take the initiative to stop the project together.
The main character, Maleesha, is brave, wise, and determined. She, along with the sunbird Sini and the gecko Liza, devise a strategy that engages all the animals, birds, and insects in the threatened forest.
The question remains: Will they succeed in stopping the project and persuading the region’s governor to reverse the decision on the road construction?
Mats Thorner is a Swedish freelance journalist who has sponsored several impoverished families in Sri Lanka for over a decade. Illustrator Oshidie Charithapani is the wife of one of the children Mats began sponsoring in 2011. Now, the two are writing books together – which itself is a wonderful story! More book projects are in the works from Mats and Oshidie.
About the Book
Title: Maleesha, the Hummingbird, and the Elephants
Author: Mats Thorner
Illustrator: Oshidie Charithapani
Release Date: January 27, 2025
ISBN: 9789181014006
Genre: Children’s Book (Ages 7-15)
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Gladly presents,
The December Edition of the ‘Monthly E-Newsletter’ – 2024