President Mahinda Rajapaksa is given a first hand account on issues the private sector experiences by some of Sri Lanka’s leading businessmen during a meeting with the President last week at Temple Trees, just days prior to Rajapaksa’s departure to New York. Here from left Minister Karu Jayasuriya, President Mahinda Rajapaksa, Minister G.L Peiris, CEO of Colombo Dockyard Mangala Yapa, CEO of Orange Electric Ananda Rajapakse, Chairman of Tudawe Constructions Rohan Tudawe, Chairman of MJF Exports Merril Fernando. Seated in the back row from left; Chairman of Jinasena Ltd, Nihal Jinasena, Chairman of Access Ltd Sumal Perera, MD of Galle Face Hotel Sanjive Gardiner, CEO of NDB Bank Eran Wickremaratne, Chairman of Phoenix Advertising Irwin Weerakkody. Also present at the discussion were Minister Milinda Moragoda, Treasury secretary Dr. P.B. Jayasundera and Governor of Central Bank Ajith Cabraal.

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