Turning Fiscal Policy into Market Insights

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Decoding the Budget: Turning Fiscal Policy into Market Insights

Program Overview

This public workshop will equip participants with the knowledge and tools to critically analyze the national budget, understand its implications for fiscal policy and the wider economy, and assess its potential impact on financial markets, industries and company performance. Through examples and case studies, participants will gain analytical frameworks and data-driven tools to incorporate fiscal policy developments into industry and company outlooks, asset allocation strategies and financial decision-making.

Course Outline

Introduction: Overview of the National budget
Finding the Numbers: Data toolkit for analysts
Reading between the lines: Critically reading and analyzing the budget
From macro stance to investor call: a framework for incorporating budget insights
Interactive session: Build Your Own Budget
Q&A session

Key Benefits to
Individuals

Develop the ability to read between the lines of budget documents and on how to incorporate insights into their own research
Know where to find reliable budget and fiscal data, and how to handle data discrepancies and revisions
Assess the fiscal stance and what they mean for growth, inflation, interest rates, and other macroeconomic indicators

Key Benefits to the Organization

Make better-informed decisions on how the fiscal stance and policy measures affect the organization and its operating environment
Understand how business functions such as treasury and finance functions are impacted by fiscal developments
Identify opportunities to upskill analysts and other professionals in the organization.

Target Audience

Financial analysts, Economists and macroeconomic analysts, credit and sovereign-risk analysts, Investment professionals, Portfolio managers and asset managers, corporate finance professionals, Treasury professionals, audit and consulting professionals, undergraduate & postgraduate students in economics and finance.

Facilitators

Date: Monday, 9^th November 2026
Time: 9:00 am to 12:00 pm
Venue: Courtyard by Marriot, Colombo City Center

Register before 06th November 2026

Registrations will be on a first come first served basis and limited.

Participant fee

CFA Charter holders in Sri Lanka and Candidate council members at a special fee of Rs 13,000

Others / Non-members – Rs. 16,000

To Join:

If an invoice is not required, follow the process below

Step 1 : Register Here

Step 2:

Make the payment to the following bank account (Direct Deposit / Fund Transfer) :

Bank : HNB
Account Title : CFA SOCIETY SRI LANKA
Account No : 701010017612
Swift Code : HBLILKLX
Bank Code : 7083
Branch Code : 701 ( Nawam Mawatha )

Step 3:

After making the payment, please email your payment receipt or confirmation to – minura@srilanka.cfasociety.org with your name and the company name (Please note that these details mentioned in the email need to match exactly with registration details.)

CFA Charterholders and Candidate Council Members : Rs. 12,000

Non-Members : Rs. 18,000

If an invoice is required, follow the process below

Step 1 : Register Here

(If there are more than 1 participant to register, please register them one by one)

Step 2:

Request an invoice by mentioning details of the participant / participants via minura@srilanka.cfasociety.org (Please note that these details mentioned in the email need to match with registered details.)

Step 3:

Following the invoice shared, Make the payment to the following bank account (Direct Deposit / Fund Transfer):

Bank : HNB
Account Title : CFA SOCIETY SRI LANKA
Account No : 701010017612
Swift Code : HBLILKLX
Bank Code : 7083
Branch Code : 701 ( Nawam Mawatha )

Step 4:

After making the payment, please email your payment receipt or confirmation to – minura@srilanka.cfasociety.org

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Minura Senadeera at 0742661283 | minura@srilanka.cfasociety.org

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