The Commonwealth Finance Ministers' Meeting and Senior Finance Officials Meeting held in Colombo [Thursday, July 27, 2006 - 9.00 GMT]

Sri Lanka will host the Commonwealth Finance Ministers' Meeting and the Senior Finance Officials Meeting for the year 2006. It will be held from 12^th to 14^th September in Colombo. The forum will be inaugurated by President Mahinda Rajapaksa.

Representatives from 53 Commonwealth member countries are expected to participate at this important event. The Prime Minister, Cabinet Ministers, Senior Officials, other stake holders, representation from the private sector and the civil society are expected to participate at this Forum

The special theme for this year's Ministerial Meeting is "Agenda for Growth and Livelihoods", which is a subject important for all Commonwealth countries who deal with the multi-faceted challenge of poverty reduction and wealth creation in order to ensure sustainable and equitable development. The current world economic situation and prospects, issues of the small states and review of Commonwealth Development Corporation will be the main discussion points of the Ministerial Meeting. The Senior Financial Officials Meeting will focus on the reform of international aid architecture with user prospective.

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Last Updated Date: July 27, 2006 -9.00 GMT