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University of Ruhuna ISSN: 2706-0063
Matara, Sri Lanka

Professor Premaratne has gained recognition as a scholar in the field of
financial economics and econometrics and stands as a role model for any scholar in
the field. A few of his vast research topics include Regional Integration and Economic
Growth in Southeast Asia, Stock Market Volatility, Asian Mutual Funds, Measuring
Systemic Risk Potential across Banks in Asia, Sectoral exposure of financial markets
to oil risk factors in BRICS countries, Investigation on Intellectual Capital
Performance, Dependence patterns among Asian banking sector stocks, Food
Consumption and Nutritional Levels, Exploring diversification benefits in the Asian
Banking Sector, Dynamic interconnectedness and risk contagion among Asian
financial markets, Multiple asymmetries and exchange rate exposure management,
Predicting Financial Crises through Early Warning Systems, and A test for
asymmetry with leptokurtic Financial Data.

Today, we have this eminent scholar, Professor Gamini Premaratne, as the
keynote speaker of Ruhuna University’s 8th International Conference on Humanities
and Social Sciences. Dear Sir, on behalf of the organizing committee, I am grateful
to you for accepting our invitation to deliver the keynote speech today. I take pride in
inviting Professor Gamini Premaratne to deliver the keynote address of this
conference.

Dr Nandasiri Keembiyahetti
Senior Lecturer in Economics
University of Ruhuna
Matara
Sri Lanka

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