CCC sets sight on Gulf for business promotion

The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce Trade Fair Unit, with several successful trade promotion and fact finding missions to its credit, has announced its next step forward; a proposed business promotion mission to Qatar (Doha), Turkey (Istanbul) and UAE (Dubai and Abu Dhabi) from December 1-11, 2007.

The CCC having identified these countries as potential markets for Sri Lankan products has initiated this mission, in a bid to strengthen trade ties, establish business links and source suitable business partners in the areas of trade, investment, joint ventures, technology transfer and services.

Meetings with business communities in Qatar, Turkey, Dubai and Abu Dhabi are among the highlights of the mission.

Among the high ranking Sri Lankan export products are live fish, live plants & foliage, fruits & vegetables, tea, food stuff, pneumatic tyres, textiles/garments, gems & jewellery, spices, coconut /coconut products for Qatar, natural rubber, garments, fresh coconuts/coconut products, porcelain ware, tea, spices, tubes & tyres for Turkey, and tea, spices, coconut/coconut products, rubber/rubber products, gems & jewellery, ceramic products, coconut milk powder, fruits & vegetables, live plants & foliage, food stuff, essential oils and garments for UAE.

Turkey is reported to be among the top 20 economies of the world. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Department of Commerce too have agreed to extend their co-operation to the CCC towards the success of this mission, along with Ambassador’s in the relevant countries.