High-powered Chinese biz delegation to visit Sri Lanka next month

18 February 2015 03:53 am Views - 1805

A28-member business delegation from China organised by the Beijing Lansing Century Exhibition Company in association with State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of Tianjin Municipal People’s Government (TJ-SASAC), Tianjin Commission of Commerce (TCC) and Foreign Affairs Office of Tianjin Municipal People’s Government will be visiting Sri Lanka in March.

In order to provide an opportunity for potential local companies to interact with these high powered delegates, the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce in association with the Lanka Exhibition & Conference Services (Pvt) Ltd. will be organising a Business Forum followed by Business Matchmaking Session on March 6th at the Ramada Hotel Colombo.

“We have invited a key official attached to the Board of Investment of Sri Lanka to address the gathering at the Business Forum to spell out why Sri Lanka should be considered as the next destination to invest,” said the spokesman of the Beijing Lansing Century Exhibition Company, China.

These high powered delegates are interested in setting up of joint ventures/possible trading opportunities in agriculture, building materials, infrastructure, logistics, manufacturing industries, public utilities, real estate, regional development and investment projects, tourism and trade.

China’s socialist market economy is the world’s second largest economy by nominal GDP, and the world’s largest economy by purchasing power parity according to the IMF the accuracy of the IMF’s report on China’s purchasing power parity has since been questioned. It is the world’s fastest-growing major economy, with growth rates averaging 10 percent over the past 30 years. China is a global hub for manufacturing, and is the largest manufacturing economy in the world as well as the largest exporter of goods in the world. China is also the world’s fastest growing consumer market and second largest importer of goods.

Detailed profiles of delegates could be accessed from www.chamber.lk. For further details contact the Business Information Division of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce on Tel. 2329143, 5588869, 5588854 and 5588892 or E-mail – info@chamber.lk