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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

Dear Members,
Although 2022 marked the end of the
COVID-19 pandemic, global uncertainty
was far from over. Geopolitical tensions,
inflationary conditions and the threat of
a possible recession were some of the
key concerns that kept the world on high
alert during 2022. The dire economic
situation in Sri Lanka and its far reaching
consequences, needs no special mention.

With the confluence of technology
and globalization making the world we
live in increasingly more complex and
unpredictable, it is clear that the role of
the accountant is no longer what it used
to be a decade ago. The rapid evolution
of industry and commerce in the recent
past has compelled companies around
the world to demand a new breed of
accountants who challenge conventional
norms. As the leading professional
accounting body in the Country, CA Sri
Lanka continues to spearhead the evolution
of the profession by producing agents of
change - high functioning professionals
empowered with a broader spectrum of
skills to drive innovation and collaboration
for progress.

MEMBER CAPACITY BUILDING
Regardless of external challenges,
CA Sri Lanka continued to reiterate its
As the leading professional commitment to member capacity building.
Led by our determination to produce
world class accounting professionals we
accounting body in the Country, CA invested considerable resources in the
continuous professional development and
Sri Lanka continues to spearhead capacity building of CA Sri Lanka members.
We launched an accelerated CPD drive
the evolution of the profession during the year to open up multiple
professional development opportunities
by producing agents of change for our membership and in doing so
recorded the highest number of CPD
- high functioning professionals hours offered in a given year. Many CPD
programmes were offered in emerging
empowered with a broader spectrum areas such as Business Analytics,
Artificial Intelligence,Cyber security and
of skills to drive innovation and Digitalization.

collaboration for progress. Meanwhile, seeing how critical it was
to create robust skill transformation
opportunities for our members to
strengthen their employability in these
challenging times, we expanded the
progammes offered at Business School
with the introduction of two specialised

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