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State-of-the art building for CIMA students by Elmo Leonard The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) Sri Lanka Division will soon work in a purpose-built state-of-the-art building facility, CIMA president, Lalith Fonseka said. This building will comprise all modern equipment that new students will need for successful completion of CIMA course studies. The building will also be a point of reference for CIMA members, it was said at the CIMA convocation held last week. President CIMA, based in London, Ian Christison was in Colombo for the convocation and his visit could further consolidate what CIMA had thus far achieved in Sri Lanka, Fonseka said. One-hundred and six 'passed finalists' were felicitated on the occasion, including 57 new members. This brought the growing CIMA student body to 10,000. Although the examinations were behind them, the occasion was very much a beginning, in their professional journey ahead. The local CIMA president, thus called upon those who passed out, to build on their academic achievements and continue their professional and personal development so that they could contribute and add value to the organisations they serve. The new members had joined a group of 65,000 CIMA members across 156 countries. The new members are also part of 1700 CIMA members in Sri Lanka, he said. Being a CIMA Chartered accountant is a major international qualification, Christison said. The CIMA movement was strong in Malaysia, Singapore, Australia, South Africa and many other parts of the world. It was also seeking to establish itself in USA, India and China. Sri Lanka had one of the largest memberships, counting among them, 300 business leaders in the island. With so many qualified CIMA Chartered accountants, Christison is confident that Sri Lanka could in the future become a thriving economy. Christison said that Chartered management accountants were playing a larger part in the sphere of commerce in the world. CIMA worldwide was also planning our strategies for the year 2010, he said. |
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