Business mission from Ceylon Chamber of Commerce visits New Delhi to forge new links

With the initiative of the Sri Lanka High Commission, Ceylon Chamber of Commerce led a two-day business promotion mission to New Delhi on 16 July, to continue establishing business and trade links with industry leaders in the Northern States of India. The mission was also organised to promote the ‘Sri Lanka Investment and Business Conclave’ and the ‘Sri Lanka Economic Summit’ scheduled to be held from 16 to 18 September in Colombo.This business delegation comprised of six leading companies representing areas such as manufacturing, IT, logistics, construction, tea, rubber products, legal services, machinery imports and more. 

This two-day program organised by the Sri Lanka High Commission included a business interactive sessions followed by B2B meetings with members of the  PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Federation of Indian Exporters Organization (FIEO), Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) and the Indian Importers Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IICCI). 

During the business interactive sessions, the leader of the delegation, Ceylon Chamber of Commerce Senior Assistant Secretary General Lilakshi De Mel, made a detail presentation on Sri Lanka Investment and Business Conclave scheduled to be held in Colombo from 16 to 17 September, and invited Indian industry members for their participation at the event in Colombo, to explore new business and investment opportunities. 

The business delegation led by the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce included Ceyteck International Ltd. Managing Director P.S. Rathnayake, F.J. & G de Saram Senior Legal Counsel Praveeni Algama, Hayleys Adventis Ltd. Manager Regional Business Development Dilanjan Perera, The Capital Maharaja Organisation CEO Sumith Kumara, and BoardPAC Ltd. Business Development Manager/Delhi Sameer Das represent the industry sectors of manufacturing, services, IT, construction and logistics.