SMED organizes delegation

The Small and Medium Enterprise Developers (SMED) the SME arm of the Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Sri Lanka (FCCISL) is organizing a delegation to visit International Gift and Houseware Fair in Bangkok to be held from October 18-22 at Bangkok International Trade and Exhibition Centre (BITEC) in Thailand.

The trade delegation focuses on importers, wholesalers, manufacturers and distributors of handicraft items, houseware and gift items, artificial flowers and plants, Christmas decorative items, household products, toys, toys manufacture and games and stationery.

The SMED is conceived in 1989. The primary objectives of SMED is the development and promotion of a market economy in Sri Lanka through the improvement of the competitive performances of individual of Small and Medium Enterprises, as well as the straitening of the organizations which represent the SME sector in the country. SMED is involved in enhancing the SME sector traders through organizing trade delegations for overseas exhibitions and developing the technical knowledge of industrialists through organizing workshops, seminars, exhibitions. The SME Machinery, Technology and Services Exhibition is one of the major events held once a year.

For 2012 it will be held on August for the seventh consecutive time. SMED is expecting to create business connections and market linkages to go for the global market.