National Chamber to hold session with South African envoy

12 October 2015 04:19 am Views - 1016

A session on “Bilateral Trade between Sri Lanka &  South Africa ” with the High Commissioner of South Africa  G.Q.M Doidge  will be  held on  23rd October   from 3.00 to 4.30 p.m at the Chamber Auditorium. 

The High Commissioner of South Africa will grace the occasion as the Special Guest Speaker. At this  session the  members will get an opportunity to discuss business related  issues and  any other  information with regard to business  and other services available in South Africa.

South Africa is a middle-income, emerging market with an abundant supply of natural resources; well-developed financial, legal, communications, energy, and transport sectors, and a stock exchange that is Africa’s largest and among the top 20 in 
the world.

South Africa is often called the ‘Rainbow Nation’, a term  given by the former Archbishop, Desmond Tutu, which describes the country’s multicultural diversity , one nation made up of different  people, with 11 different official languages.

Exports from Sri Lanka to South Africa has increased to US $ 33.16 million in 2014 including products such as tea, retreated or used pneumatic tyres of rubber , apparel, natural rubber, new pneumatic tyres, of rubber,  raw bristle fibre of coconut (coir) . Potential Export products to South Africa includes semi precious jewellery, pearls, semi precious stones, surgical  gloves , footwear.

For registration contact National Chamber TP 4741788 Fouad email: pa@nationalchamber.lk;  sg@nationalchamber.