Sri Lanka Investment and Business Conclave 2016:Unlocking New Opportunities for Potential Partnerships

From 8 to 10， March， Sri Lanka Investment and Business Conclave 2016， hosted by the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce， was held in Colombo， aiming to help potential investment organizations， enterprises， individuals and SMEs to tap into local trade and investment opportunities. ASTORIA developed by Avic International Hotels Lanka Ltd was the Platinum Sponsor of the summit.

In the message to the summit， Maithripala Sirisena， President of Sri Lanka， observed that the Government has launched a major drive to attract quality FDIs to help propel the development of drive of the country， and that the event is“important and timely”.

Samantha Ranatunga， Chairman of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce， said in the Welcome Address on 8 March， that the conference this year attracted over 100 foreign investors to take part in the conclave， showing serious interest towards tapping the opportunities the Sri Lankan economy ins presenting to the world. During the summit， senior government officials introduced strategies and policie of attracting business partnerships and investments to Sr Lanka. On 10 March， foreign participants were invited t field visits to Sri Lanka Export Processing Zones， Colomb Stock Exchange and Port of Colombo. Zhou Qi， Genera Manager of Beijing Lansing Century Exhibition CO.， Ltd was the Plenipotentiary appointed by the Ceylon Chambe of Commerce and successfully organized over 10 Chines companies to participate.