The Hon. (Dr.) Anil Jayantha - Minister of Labour and Deputy Minister of Economic Development
The Minister answered Question No. 217/2024 on Employees’ Provident Fund investments in the share market since 2015, stating that Rs. 11.38 billion had been invested. He said the investments covered many companies, including examples such as Access Engineering PLC and John Keells Holdings PLC, and noted that some shares had since been sold. He added that a detailed list of companies accompanied the answer and could be read out if required.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Question No. 217/2024: Employees’ Provident Fund: Investments in share market since 2015.
¶ 02 Hon. Speaker, the answer is as follows.
¶ 03 (a)(i) Rs. 11.38 billion.
¶ 04 (ii) A large number of companies. I do not think it is necessary to read out all the names. Shares in some have been sold. As examples, Access Engineering PLC, John Keells Holdings PLC, etc.
¶ 05 (iii) A detailed list accompanies this answer. I can read it if necessary, but it will take some time.
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