Head of ICC Rings the Bell at Colombo Stock Exchange

Maria Fernanda Garza, the first female Chair of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), rang the Opening Bell to commence trading at the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE).

She was hosted by the team of The CSE that included Dilshan Wirasekara, Chairman, Rajeeva Bandaranaike, Chief Executive Officer and Renuke Wijayawardhane, Chief Regulatory Officer. Representing the team from The ICC Sri Lanka were Shanil Anthony Fernando the Chairman, Hemakumara Gunasekera, the Secretary, Manisha Rajanayake, the Treasurer; J A Fernando, a Board Member; Captain Nalin Peiris, a Board Member and other members of the team. Other dignitaries present included Badli Hisham Adam, the Malaysian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka and Faizal Salieh, the Chairman of the SEC.

The ICC is present in 170 countries and focuses on key global issues such as the digital economy, sustainability and climate action, global trade, integrity, and good governance. It is the only business organisation with observer status in the United Nations and celebrated its centennial in 2019. The ICC has introduced vital tools and standards over the years, such as in Banking USCP 600, DOCDEX, INCOTERMS, ICC Court of Arbitration, ATA Carnet, Model contracts & clauses, Certificates of Origin, ICC TradeNow, Discover SME360X, ICC Centre of Entrepreneurship, ICC Agri-Food Hubs.