Qingdao biz delegation visits Lanka

Sri Lanka hosted a high-powered business delegation from Qingdao city of China. The Sri Lanka-China Business Council (SLCHBC) facilitated the business and networking event on the title 'A New Business Silk Road to Qingdao', at the Taj Samudra.

An MoU was signed, followed by a networking lunch and individual B2B meetings. The Qingdao delegation consisted of 20 members, representing 14 successful and reputed companies from the city.

Among them were the Managing Director and Manager of the India Trade Company Ltd of Haier Group, Chairman and General Manager - International of Tsingtao Brewery Company Ltd (a Fortune 500 company), President, Director and Assistant Director - Overseas Business Department of Qingdao Port Group Co. Ltd, Chairman, Qingjian Int'l Group Company Limited, Vice President of Hiking Group, General Manager, Shandong Hiking Int'l Commerce Group Co. Ltd, Vice General Manager, AUCMA Company Ltd, Vice President, Qingdao JIFA Group Co. Ltd., General Manager, China Export and Credit Insurance Corporation, CEO, Qingdao Haide Road and Bridge Engineering Co. Ltd, CEO and President and Operations Manager, Rubber Valley Group, General Manager, Qingdao Ruichang Cotton Industrial Co. Ltd, President, Qingdao Luhaifeng Foods Group Co. Ltd. and Head, China Citic Bank Qingdao Branch.

The visit was to promote trade and economic relations between Qingdao and Sri Lanka thus helping to foster greater economic cooperation between Sri Lanka and China.

Top officials of the Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB) and the Board of Investment of Sri Lanka (BOI) and members of the Executive Committee of the Sri Lanka-China Business Council participated.

The Chinese delegation expressed interest in meeting Sri Lankan companies engaged in sectors such as port logistics, fishing, engineering, agriculture, construction and finance.