Conducive atmosphere for business in Lanka - British High Commissioner

Shirajiv SIRIMANE

Opportunities for business transactions in Sri Lanka is diverting to a sound position, said the British High Commissioner in Sri Lanka, Dominick Chilcott at the graduation ceremony of the Chartered Institute of Marketing at BMICH last night.

High Commissioner who was the guest of honour said that one reason for this change is the Free Trade Agreement, the Sri Lanka has with India. Sri Lanka now has entered into a FTA with Pakistan as well.

He also said that the Sri Lankan CIM students’ examination results are better than the UK students. “Sri Lankan students are very serious about their education and this is a very good phenomenon,” he said. This also applies to Engineering, Law, marketing and account fields as well.

He said that the number of students going to UK for higher education and for employment is increasing.

Dean of the Chartered Institute of Marketing Academic Senate, Prof. Caroline Tynan said that there have been several global corporate scandals and these should be avoided at all cost and bring more respect to the profession. Business ethics must be maintained, she said.

Sri Lanka CIM branch started in 1995 and was the CIM’s first overseas branch. CIM is also working to intensify future cooperation in Sri Lanka, especially in peace-building and crisis prevention.