S’pore FM in town next week with top biz team

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The Foreign Minister of Singapore will be visiting Sri Lanka from 26 May to 2 June 2012 accompanied by a high-powered delegation from the Singapore Business Federation (SBF).

One of the key expectations of the delegation is to establish mutually-beneficial relationships with key Government officials as well as the Sri Lankan business community during this visit.

Trade between Sri Lanka and Singapore is expected to be projected to a new level and significantly enhanced with the visit to Sri Lanka of K. Shanmugam, Foreign Minister of Singapore, accompanied by a high profile business delegation.

A Singapore Business Forum is being organised in Sri Lanka to coincide with the visit of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Singapore.

A highly-successful pre-mission business seminar titled ‘Business Opportunities in Sri Lanka’ organised by the Singapore Business Federation (SBF) and supported by International Enterprise (IE) Singapore, the trade facilitation arm of the Ministry of Trade of Singapore and the Sri Lanka High Commission in Singapore, was held last month at which Shamil Mendis, President of the Sri Lanka-Singapore Business Council, H.Z. Cassim, Deputy Chairman of Overseas Realty, owners of the World Trade Centre, Colombo 1 and Havelock City, a major Singaporean investor in Sri Lanka and D.G.A.P. Dharmapriya, Minister (Commercial) of the High Commission of Sri Lanka, among others, made presentations.

The Sri Lanka-Singapore Business Council of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce will be organising the ‘Sri Lanka-Singapore Business Forum’ on Wednesday, 30 May 2012, from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Grand Ballroom, Galadari Hotel, Colombo.

Central Bank of Sri Lanka Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal, Sri Lanka Tourism Chairman Dr. Nalaka Godahewa and Board of Investment Executive Director (Investment) Y.G. Rajapakse are expected to speak at the forum. Minister of Industry and Commerce Rishad Bathiudeen will attend the event.

The forum is expected to provide an opportunity for the local business community to interact with the members of this delegation.

The business delegation will comprise of representatives from various sectors such as construction, infrastructure, PPPs, urban development, transportation, energy sector, legal services, hotels and resorts, supplies and freight, software, education services, retail sector, property development, consumer electronics, marine services, financial services, integrated city development, furniture, etc. The business forum will be followed by one-to-one business meetings and a networking lunch with the delegation.

The Sri Lanka-Singapore Business Forum is expected to be well attended by chief executives and officers of organisations in the private sector as it would not only enhance business links with Singapore but also provide insights and information on incentives for foreign investment as well as Government policy and plans to develop the economy.

For registration please contact the SLSBC Secretariat – Satheeka on +94115588859 or email [email protected] on or before 25 May 2012.