ABA Vice Chairman and Managing Director/CEO of Hatton National Bank (HNB) Mr. Damith Pallewatte met with ABA Secretary-Treasurer Dr. Darson Chiu at the HNB headquarters in Colombo, Sri Lanka on November 12.
Dr. Chu was accompanied by ABA Deputy Secretary Mr. Amador Honrado at the meeting, which took place during their recent visit to Colombo to attend the 39th Conference of the Confederation of Asia-Pacific Chambers of Commerce and Industry (CACCI), the parent organization on ABA. The Conference was hosted by the Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Sri Lanka (FCCISL).
During the meeting, Dr. Chiu briefed Mr. Pallewatte on upcoming activities of the ABA, particularly the preparations for the 42nd ABA General Meeting and Conference to held in Maldives in the latter part of 2026, with the Bank of Maldives as host organization. They also exchanged ideas on possible activities that can be jointly organized by ABA and HNB next year designed for the mutual benefit of HNB and ABA member banks.
Mr. Pallewatte also expressed interest in participating in the proposed meeting of the ABA Policy Advocacy Committee scheduled early next year to discuss preparations for the 42nd ABA General Meeting and Conference to be hosted by Bank of Maldives in the latter part of 2026. He further reiterated HNB’s offer to host the ABA annual gathering in 2027 and informed the visiting ABA Secretariat executives that he has already organized a team from the Bank that will be responsible for making the necessary preparations in coordination with the ABA Secretariat.
