Swedish delegates at WEDF 2016

A trade delegation from Sweden has confirmed its participation at the World Export Development Forum (WEDF) 2016, to be held in Colombo on October 12 and 13. The two-day summit, a benchmark for the export industry of the country, will be organized by the Export Development Board of Sri Lanka (EDB) and the International Trade Centre (ITC).

The participation of the Swedish delegation was confirmed at a meeting between Leif Ivan Ohlson, Secretary General of the Sweden-Sri Lanka Business Council, headquartered in Stockholm and Chairperson, EDB, Indira Malwatte last week.

Ohlson also confirmed the participation of the delegation at the B2B session, which is expected to attract the cream of the local export fraternity.

Ohlson commented on the need to promote trade between the two countries, emphasizing the potential for setting up new, long-standing relationships.

He expressed interest in assisting Sri Lanka to do more trade with Sweden and the Nordic region at large.

Ohlson was at one time the Head of District for the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission in Batticaloa and has made significant contributions to revive the Sweden-Sri Lanka Business Council and now works closely with the Sri Lanka Mission in Sweden.

The B2B session will provide an open platform for businesses to seek out opportunities in the global market and will focus on ICT, food and beverages, tea, coconut and coconut-related products, spices and spa products.

Malwatte sought Ohlson's assistance to acquire technology for the development of quality packaging for spa products, targeting the Swedish market.