Akbar Brothers emerges best exporter

Rohan MATHES

Akbar Brothers emerged the best exporter of 2006 at the 17th Presidential Exports Awards 2006 held at the Presidential Secretariat yesterday . The best small and medium scale enterprise was Seylon Aquatics while the Best Sri Lankan Brand Exporter 2006 was Euro Scan Exports.

Quick Tea was awarded the Exporter to the highest number of destinations.

Chairman/Managing Director, Euro Scan Exports, Anslem B. Perera said relocating their production facilities to cheaper neighbouring countries only cripples the growth of the national economy by eliminating employment opportunities.

Prime Minister Rathnasiri Wickramanayaka said the eradication of terrorism was a must to bring-about economic prosperity to the country. He said top exporters should be acknowledged and felicitated in recognition and in appreciation of their contribution to the economic well-being.

The Prime Minister noted that in the contemporary open markets of today, our industrialists and entrepreneurs had the ability and the capacity to venture into vivid spheres of industry, which in turn could be assessed and evaluated.

To penetrate into the markets and be recognised therein, the products should be of high quality. Following the recognition of their products they should then strive to sustain and maintain their market share.

The markets are now open for indigenous entrepreneurs to tap and penetrate international markets as well.