Sri Lankan business delegation heads to Australia after 15 years
Daily FT: A Sri Lankan business delegation will be in Australia from 17 to 21 August to participate in two business forums.
These will be held from August 17 to 21 in Sydney and from August 24 to 27 in Melbourne.
The event is organised by the Sri Lanka-Australia-New Zealand Business Council (SLANZBC) of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce.
SLANZBC President Chandana Amaradasa said that a Sri Lankan business delegation is visiting Australia after a lapse of more than 15 years.
“The 28 member Lankan business delegation will be represented by companies engaged in logistics, IT-BPO, agriculture and trading sectors.”
“We have coordinated with several Australian companies and top decision-makers and CEOs from both Sydney and Melbourne who have confirmed their participation in these two Business forums.
“In addition, the local delegation will also be meeting some of the leading buyers and sellers in Australia at some of the networking sessions that have been organised between the two events.”
The Australian counterparts have indicated that they are keen to meet the Sri Lankan business delegation, since an event of this magnitude is taking place after twenty years, creating new opportunities for stronger bilateral business ties.
OSL take:
Sri Lanka’s economic recovery and ambition to emerge as a regional business and logistics hub are creating new business/investment opportunities for Australian companies/investors across a range of sectors. A 28-member Sri Lankan business delegation will visit Australia for business forums in Sydney and Melbourne, organised by the Sri Lanka-Australia-New Zealand Business Council of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce. The delegation, the first of its kind in more than 15 years, will include companies from the logistics, IT-BPO, agriculture and trading sectors. Sri Lanka’s strategic location in the Indian Ocean, expanding port and logistics infrastructure, skilled workforce and growing services sector offer Australian businesses/investors opportunities to use the country as a gateway to South Asian and wider Asian markets. The Sri Lankan Government’s focus on export growth, digital services, tourism, logistics, agriculture and renewable energy is expected to further expand opportunities for Australian investment and partnerships as Sri Lanka positions itself as a competitive regional hub.
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