International Forum of Annual Sessions 2022

Technical sessions - 10^th December 2022

Session I – Monetary Policy in Economic Crisis

Chair: Dr. W. A. Wijewardene, Former Deputy Governor, Central Bank of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka

Monetary Policy and Macro-economic Stabilization

Speaker: Dr. P. K. G. Harischandra, Director, Economic Research Department, Central Bank of Sri Lanka

Discussants:  Prof. Arusha Cooray, Professor of Finance, James Cook University, Australia

Role of Exchange Rate in Economic Crisis Management

Speaker: Dr. Mrs.  Sujeetha Jegajeevan, Additional Director, Economic Research Department, Central Bank of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka

Discussants:  Dr. M. Ganeshamoorthy, Senior Lecturer, Department of Economics, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka

Session II – Fiscal Policy Response to Economic Crisis

Chair: Dr. Ramaraju Venuthurupalli, Former Professor of Economics, University of Delhi, India

Fiscal Policy Strategies for Macro-economic Stabilization

Speaker: Dr. Priyanga Dunusinghe, Head- Department of IT, Faculty of Arts, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka

Discussants:  Prof. K. Amirthalingam, Department of Economics, Faculty of Arts, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka

Managing the Debt Crisis for Economic stability

Speaker: Dr. R. H. S. Samaratunga, Former Secretary, Finance Ministry, Sri Lanka

Discussants:  Prof. M. K. Agarwal, Department of Economics, University of Lucknow, India

Session III – Managing External Sector in Turbulent Times

Chair: Dr. Lloyd Fernando, Chairman, Gamani Corea Foundation, Sri Lanka

Policy Strategies for overcoming Balance of Payments Crisis

Speakers:  Prof. Sirimal Abeyratne, Department of Economics, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka

Discussants: Dr. Shuwen Yan, Lecturer in International Economics, Chongqing Jiaotong University, China

Enhancing Foreign Inflows: Policy perspectives

Speakers:  Prof. O. G. Dayaratna Banda, Department of Economics & Statistics University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

Discussants:  Dr. Syafriadi Adwan, Director of Government, Investment Management, Ministry of Finance, Republic of Indonesia

Session IV – Reviving Production and Growth

Chair: Dr. Turab Hussain, Professor of Economics, Lahore School of Mgt Sciences, Pakistan

Resetting Agriculture Policies to ensure food security and promote growth linkages

Speakers: Prof. Buddhi Marambe, Department of Crop Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

Discussants:  Prof. Karori Singh, Former, Director and Emeritus Fellow, South Asia Studies Centre, University of Rajasthan, India

Reorienting Manufacturing Sector to drive economic revival

Speakers:  Prof. Sunil Chandrasiri, Department of Economics, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka

Discussants:  Prof. J. A. Karunaratne, Former Professor in Economics, Vaasa University, Finland