Karnataka trade delegation visits FCCISL

A high-level trade delegation from Karnataka, India was in Sri Lanka for one week’s visit, which included 50 leading entrepreneurs from six Indian Trade Organisations.

The organisations represented are: Karnataka Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Association of Women Entrepreneurs, Karnataka; Consortium of Electronic Industry of Karnataka, Goa Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Confederation of Women Entrepreneurs of Hyderabad and Representatives of ZDH/SEQUE partnership programme of India.

The Indian trade delegation visited the Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Sri Lanka (FCCISL) and they also participated and conducted trade stalls at the SAARC Women’s Trade Fair held in Colombo, organised by the Sri Lanka Women’s Chamber of Industry and Commerce.

FCCISL facilitated the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Tsunami affected “Galle District Women Entrepreneurs Chamber” affiliated to the FCCISL and the Confederation of Women Entrepreneurs of Hyderabad, India.

The MOU was set up to strengthen bilateral trade and investment for the benefit of their members and to facilitate realisation of strategic partnerships and to exploit trade opportunities and to promote economic cooperation in a mutually beneficial manner.

The Indian Women Entrepreneurs Chambers are planning for a big Trade Fair in South India aimed at the women entrepreneurs in the SAARC Region, which would be held towards the end of this year.

They have extended an invitation to the FCCISL to lead a strong trade delegation to this Trade Fair and Exhibition where they would provide facilities to exhibit and sell Sri Lankan products.

Director, SAARC and International Affairs, FCCISL, Hildon U. Hamangoda said, anyone interested in participating in this South Indian Trade Fair and Exhibition can contact him.