Sri Lanka Ukraine Business Council signs MoU
The Sri Lanka Ukraine Business Council (SLUBC) and Donetsk Chamber of
Commerce and Industry (DCCI) of Ukraine signed a Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) on January 13, 2012, at DCCI in Donetsk, Ukraine,
starting a new stage of business relations between Sri Lanka and
Ukraine.
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Vice President of DCCI Elena Politik, and SLUBC President
Samantha Kumarasinghe after signing the MoU in Donestk,
Ukraine. |
Sri Lanka Ukraine Business Council was established in 2010 after the
visit of President Mahinda Rajapaksa to Ukraine and this was initiated
by Sajin Vaas Gunawardena MP, and Kosala Wickramanayake, then President
of Federation Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Sri Lanka (FCCISL).
Sri Lanka Ukraine Business Council is a member of FCCISL.
Sri Lankan and Ukrainian business communities can immensely benefit
through this MoU since SLUBS and DCCI agree to cooperate all programmes
of trade and investment promotions between the two countries, assist
member to enter into bilateral joint investment schemes and to obtain
consultancy services etc.
Donestk is the second largest city in Ukraine and the main industrial
city of the country which has large coal, steel and ceramic industries
among many others. DCCI had been established in 1964, and its members
include almost 1000 enterprises and institutions involved in production,
trading, agricultural, scientific, educational, insurance, financial and
banking activities.
“DCCI has shown a keen interest to visit Sri Lanka on a fact finding
mission in the second half of 2012,” said Samantha Kumarasinghe, SLUBC
President. |
