Business opportunities in the EU

A high level Seminar covering "Business Opportunities in the Emerging Economies in the EU" has been organised for the first time by the Sri Lanka-Poland Business Council and Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, to create greater awareness of the growing potential, to develop trade and investment between Sri Lanka and the emerging economies in the EU will be held on Tuesday, April 22, from 9.00 a.m. - 1.30 p.m. at Hotel Trans Asia.

The seminar will cover three potential emerging economies in the EU, namely, Poland, Romania and Hungary. The Chief Guest Julian Wilson, Head of Delegation/Ambassador, Delegation of the European Commission to Sri Lanka and the Maldives, will focus on trade with the EU, in particular the EU GSP Plus scheme. Ken Balendra, Honorary Consul General, Consulate General of the Republic of Poland will be Guest of Honour. Dariusz Karwowski, Commercial Counsellor-Embassy of the Republic of Poland in New Delhi, will speak on "Doing Business with Poland" and Navarathnaraja, former Ambassador to Poland will also speak. Ionel Gombos, Economic Counsellor/Charge d' Affairs, Embassy of Romania, will discuss "Business Opportunities in Romania".

Rohan Nanayakkara, Honorary Consul for Hungary will address the participants on the "Business Opportunities in Hungary". Senior officials from the Tea Board Ranjith Abeykoone, Acting Director, Ms. Sonali Wijeratne, Director, Department of Commerce and Ms. Ranjani Tudugala, Director Marketing of EDB will also address the seminar. A panel discussion and question and answer session will follow..