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. |