CCC unit to assist members in trade fairs, exhibitions

TRADE PROMOTION: The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce (CCC) recognising the importance of trade fairs, exhibitions and missions in global business, has set up a specialised unit 'CCC - Trade Fem Unit' in 2002, to assist members in enhancing and strengthening their trade ties between Sri Lanka and other overseas markets.

The objective of this unit is to facilitate and assist its members and the Sri Lankan business community to expand and enhance their overseas business links by participating at Trade Fairs/Exhibitions and Trade Promotion Missions.

The unit organised 'IMEXPRO 2006' an international trade fair from March 16 to 18, 2006 which attracted many overseas visitors.

This resulted in the exhibitors establishing useful local and overseas contacts.

In addition to this, the Unit also initiated Trade and Investment Promotion Missions to Libya and Tunisia, Czech Republic and Romania and Austria/Slovak Republic and Slovenia during 2005, which were a tremendous success.

The CCC - TRADE FEM UNIT aims at offering opportunities to its members to explore potential emerging markets by organising trade and investment promotion/fact-finding missions.

In this regard the Unit has drawn-up the calendar of events for 2006/07 covering Thailand and Myanmar (June 12 to 18), Singapore and Vietnam (August 7 to 12), South Africa - to coincide with SAITEX 2006 (South African International Trade Exhibition, October 9 to 15), Saudi Arabia and Oman (January/February 2007).

In addition to the above, the Unit is expected to handle over seven inbound missions, an Economic Summit and a symposium.