The Northern Province Investor Forum will be held at the Jaffna Government Agents office on August 22 with the objective of uplifting the lives of people which were affected by the war and support them in income generation, development of livelihoods and creating job opportunities.

The forum is held during the period of Nallur festival, to which a lot of expatriates come to worship. Therefore this is a very opportune time to hold such a forum where we educate the investors on the opportunities available in the Northern Province, said the Governor of the Northern Province Reginald Cooray.

Governor of the Central Bank Indrajit Coomaraswamy, Chairman Board of Investment Upul Jayasuriya, Chairman Industrial Development Board  Mahinda Jinasena and Export Development Board Indira Malwatte will make presentations at the Forum.

President Maithripala Sirisena, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, Rehabilitation, Resettlement, Reconstruction and Hindu Affairs minister D.M.Swaminathan and Fisheries Minister Mahinda Amaraweera, Foreign Affairs Minister Mangala Samaraweera, Industry and Commerce Minister Rishard Bathiudeen will grace the occasion.