CA Maldives official visit to Sri Lanka

CA Maldives council members paid an official visit to Sri Lanka from 14th December to 17th December 2021. During this trip, council members met with various stakeholders and key organizations of the Accounting profession of CA Sri Lanka

President of CA Maldives Mr. Hussain Niyazy along with Vice President Mr. Hassan Mohamed and Council Members Mr. Rifaath Jaleel and Mr. Ibrahim Fazeel met with council members of Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka during the official trip to Colombo. During the meeting, areas of knowledge and experience share and bilateral training opportunities between the two institutions were discussed. In addition, collaborative efforts that can be made with regard to the Memorandum of Understanding that was already signed between the two organizations were addressed.

President of CA Maldives Mr. Hussain Niyazy, Vice President of CA Maldives Mr. Hassan Mohamed and Council Member of CA Maldives Mr. Rifaath Jaleel met with the Chairman Mr. Viraj Dayaratne PC and Director General Mr. Chinthaka Mendis of Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka on 14th December 2021. During the meeting, the need for assistance from SEC in establishing review standards with regards to the newly formed PIE regulation and Regulation on the Audit and Accountability of State-Owned Enterprises was highlighted. In addition, future areas of collaboration by both organizations were discussed

CA Maldives held a meeting with the CEO Mr. Rajeeva Bandaranaike at Colombo Stock Exchange to discuss the current practices, regulatory changes to the standards/regulations, and areas of collaborative opportunity by both institutions on 14th December 2021. On behalf of CA Maldives, Auditor General and President of CA Maldives Mr. Hussain Niyazy along with Vice President Mr. Hassan Mohamed and Council Member Mr. Rifaath Jaleel participated in the meeting.

Auditor General and President of CA Maldives Mr. Hussain Niyazy, Vice President of CA Maldives Mr. Hassan Mohamed, and Council Member of CA Maldives, Mr. Rifaath Jaleel met with Secretary-General and CEO of Ceylon Chamber of Commerce Mr. Manjula De Silva today. During the meeting, both institutions shared their experience and challenges faced with regards to the economic and financial challenges due to Covid19. In addition, future collaborative capacity building opportunities were also discussed.

Delegation of CA Maldives consisting of Auditor General and President of CA Maldives Mr. Hussain Niyazy, Vice President Mr. Hassan Mohamed, and Council Member Mr. Ibrahim Fazeel met with Ms. Zahara Ansary, Country Manager at CIMA Sri Lanka, and their delegates to discuss the future strategies of increasing the educational opportunities by CIMA in the Maldives. This will be an important contribution in the efforts to create more certified professionals in the industry.

Auditor General and President of CA Maldives Mr. Hussain Niyazy paid a formal visit to Mr. Chulantha Wickramaratne, the Auditor General of Sri Lanka today. Mr. Niyazy was accompanied by CA Maldives Vice President Mr. Hassan Mohamed and Council Member Mr. Ibrahim Fazeel. During the meeting standards and guidelines regarding state owned enterprises were discussed.