SLSBC networking evening

A networking evening was organised by the Sri Lanka-Singapore Business Council (SLSBC) of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce and the Singapore (Sri Lanka) Club for members to interact among themselves, with the Singapore expatriate community in Sri Lanka and senior officials of key Government institutions relevant to business.

The event was held at the Prima Tower.

This event is in keeping with the objective of the Sri Lanka-Singapore Business Council as a facilitator of business for members.

Over 85 people including members of the SLSBC which has now grown to 67 member companies, members of the Singapore Club and special invitees,

Representatives of Prima, Overseas Realty, Singapore Airlines, Keppel Land and other Singapore connected companies, senior officials of the Department of Commerce, the Export Development Board and the Board of Investment of Sri Lanka were also present.

Representatives from the Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO), Korean Trade and Investment Agency (KOTRA) and representatives of the Embassy of Japan and the Indonesian High Commission were among the invitees.

Chairman and Managing Director, Spear Global Holdings (Pvt) Ltd. and President of the Sri Lanka-Singapore Business Council, Shamil Mendis, the committee of the SLSBC and the President of the Singapore (Sri Lanka) Club, Ms. Naserah Tyebally welcomed the members.

The Sri Lanka-Singapore Business Council was launched in 1997 as the 18th bilateral Business Council formed under the aegis of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, to promote trade, tourism and create an environment to enhance commercial activity between Sri Lanka and Singapore and to facilitate investment by Singapore companies in Sri Lanka.

Following the successfully concluded trade and investment promotion missions to Singapore last year, the SLSBC will organise the next visit to Singapore by a business delegation in July in conjunction with the High Commission of Sri Lanka in Singapore and the Singapore Business Federation (SBF), Singapore's apex and largest business chamber.

The Singapore Business Federation with a membership of over 16,000 will conduct a seminar titled 'Doing Business in Sri Lanka - Development Potential and Opportunities' in July followed by a business matchmaking and networking session. Several delegations are expected from Singapore in the period ahead. The SLSBC is in regular contact with the Singapore Business Federation (SBF), IE Singapore, the Government Agency driving Singapore's external economy, the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Singapore-Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry.