CASL President meets SAARC Secretary General

President, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CASL), Arjuna Herath, in his capacity as the President, South Asian Federation of Accountants (SAFA) recently met the Secretary General of SAARC, Arjun Bahadur Thapa, in Kathmandu, Nepal.

During the meeting matters of mutual interest with regard to the development of the accountancy profession in the South Asian region was discussed.

In January this year, Herath took over the leadership of SAFA, the apex accounting body of the South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation (SAARC).

Herath has pledged to unify individual strengths to create a synergy for the benefit of all SAFA member bodies and to influence and voice the perspectives of the South Asian region at an international level on matters in relation to the accounting profession and allied areas. Herath was accompanied by a delegation comprising SAFA officials.