Trade experts to speak on FTAs

Ceylon Chamber of Commerce:

The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce will conduct a seminar titled 'Free Trade Agreements: What to Look out for and How to Benefit from Them', to help create awareness among the business community. The seminar, which is held under the Chamber's newly launched 'Trade Intelligence Platform,' will be held on September 19 at 2.30 pm at the Chamber auditorium.

Executive Director, Institute of Policy Studies and Chairman-designate, Agency for International Trade, Dr. Saman Kelegama, Special Advisor, Joint Apparel Association Forum Sri Lanka and Advisor, Agency for International Trade, K. J. Weerasinghe, and former United Nations Director of Trade and Investment and Advisor to Ministry of international Trade and Development Strategies Dr. Ravi Ratnayake will be the resource people.

The seminar will focus on 'What do trade agreements do and what do they intend to achieve,' 'What sort of trade barriers do FTAs tackle and what are the rules of the game' and 'Costs and benefits of bilateral trade agreements vs unilateral liberalization or multilateral agreements under WTO,' etc.

The seminar will be chaired by CEO of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, Dhara Wijayatilake.