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FCCISL delegation to participate in Sri Lanka-India Joint Business Council The Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Sri Lanka (FCCISL), the apex trade organisation of Sri Lanka's private sector is organising a high-powered business delegation led by Minister of Trade, Commerce and Consumer Affairs Jeyaraj Fernandopulle and W. Granwille Perera, Chairman, Sri Lankan Sector of the Sri Lanka-India Joint Business Council to attend the eighth meeting of the Sri Lanka-India Joint Business Council to be held on September 30 and October 1 in Hotel GRT Grand, Chennai, India. A wide range of issues will be taken up at this meeting to promote bilateral trade including exports, imports, agriculture, industry and services including tourism, joint ventures and investment cooperation at government level. Special attention will also be paid to promote the India-Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement. The Sri Lanka - India Joint Business Council was set up in 1979 by the Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Sri Lanka (FCCISL) and the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) and the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM), the two leading apex Chambers of Commerce in India. The objective of the Indo-Lanka Joint Business Council is to enable large trade flows and wider industrial cooperation between India and Sri Lanka. Towards achieving this objective, the JBC provides a forum for businessmen from Sri Lanka and India to meet, discuss and explore opportunities in bilateral trade, services, investment and economic cooperation. |
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