SAARC and Women in Business trade fair

The Women's Chamber of Industry and Commerce (WCIC) will launch the SAARC and Women in Business (WIB) Trade Fair and Exhibition at the Sri Lanka Exhibition and Convention Centre, D. R. Wijewardene Mawatha, Colombo 10 from July 20 to 29.

The main objective of the fair is to support local and foreign women entrepreneurs to enhance marketable capabilities to emerge as an efficient and competitive sector in the economy, and to prepare them for global markets, WCIC Chairperson Mrs. Ramya Weerakoon said.

The Women's Chamber of Industry and Commerce started its operations in 1985 and operates as a non profitable organisation committed to help urban and rural women in their entrepreneurial skills to better the living standard of their families.

WCIC also holds the membership of the SAARC Women Entrepreneur Council under the aegis of the SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI).

The SAARC and Women in Business (WIB) Trade Fair and Exhibition will also serve as a platform to set up new market links and provide maximum exposure to women entrepreneurs, particularly from the rural areas. The WCIC will liaise between the District Chambers to encourage women in rural areas to participate in the Trade Fair and Exhibition.

It will also open new horizons to Sri Lankan women to meet the women of SAARC countries and exchange views and ideas and establish trade agreements at the buyer/seller meets and match making meetings to be organised by the WCIC during the Trade Fair and Exhibition.