Business Promotion Mission to Benelux Countries:

Delegates meet Netherlands officials

The Sri Lanka - Benelux Business Council of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce organized a trade and investment mission to Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg from 24th to 29th May 2010 with the objective of strengthening the trade ties, sourcing suitable business partners for trade, investments, joint ventures, technology transfer and services and also to assist in expanding existing business contacts of the participants.

The ten member delegation comprised A and A International Chairperson Ranee Ratnayeke, Fanam International Chief Executive T.F.N. Amith, Microcells (Pvt) Ltd Head of R and D Indika Wijeratne, NMK Group of Companies Managing Director Manjula Narayana, Samson Rubber Industries (Pvt) Ltd Senior Assistant Manager International Marketing Ranil Abeysekera, Sarasavi Exports (Pvt) Ltd Managing Director Hemantha Kumara, Selta (Pvt) Ltd Managing Director Sunil Pradeep, Infoserve (Pvt) Ltd Director Sonaali Wijeratne and World Travel Centre Colombo (Pvt) Ltd Managing Director Sudharma De Silva.

The mission was co-ordinated by The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce Manager Kamani Bartholomeusz.

The Sri Lanka Embassy in Netherlands organized a Business Forum and one- to-one business meetings in association with the Hague Chamber of Commerce giving an opportunity to delegates to meet the prospective Dutch companies.