High-powered Chinese biz delegation to visit SL

5 November 2015 06:30 pm Views - 1122

A 77-member high-powered business and government delegation from China’s Zhejiang Province will arrive in the country in mid-November hunting for business opportunities, including opportunities for cross border mergers and acquisitions (M&A).

The delegation will be led by the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) Zhejiang Provincial Committee and arrive on November 23. The delegation will attend ‘Sri Lanka – China (Zhejiang) Investment and Trade Symposium 2015’ to be held at Hilton Colombo, which is jointly organised by the CCPIT and the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce. The forum will be followed by business to business (B2B) sessions between the Chinese businessmen and Sri Lankan counterparts.

The delegation is looking for co-operation in the areas of project investment, technology transfer, research and development, cross-border M&As, patent licensing and brand cooperation, products and service subcontract, as well as setting up branches and sales networks.

Businesses covering the areas of agriculture, auto parts and components, chemical, construction materials and machinery, e-commerce, energy, fishery and forestry, food processing, garments, infrastructure, service industry, textiles and trading will be among the delegate participants.

Those who wish to meet the Chinese business delegation may call on 0115588818 or 0115588854.