'Classe' to feature Sri Lanka

An export magazine published in France titled "Classe" which has 9,000 members from Import and Export companies in France and 35,000 readers worldwide will feature Sri Lanka in its September, November issue, said Operations Manager, Investor Services Asia (ISA) Amy Fernando.

She said that ISA will have a Sri Lankan stand at the Trade Fair from December 1 - 2. The stand will be divided into three sectors, Tourism, Manufacturing and Infrastructure.

ISA has also arranged meetings in Lyon on September 5 and 6. Minister of International Trade and Export Development Prof. G. L. Peiris and Sri Lanka's Ambassador and Commercial Attache, in France will be interviewed by the Classe Export press, she said.

The topics covered in the magazine include "Post Conflict Sri Lanka" and Sri Lanka, The gateway to India.

It will carry information on tourism, manufacturing and infrastructure sectors, ISA and its partners, interviews with French CEO's who worked in Sri Lanka and India, setting up joint ventures in Sri Lanka, advantages of using Sri Lanka as a base to penetrate into the Indian market, statistics on all chosen sectors and a Trade Fair in December (Eurexpo). - RK