President meets Kandy businesspersons

President Mahinda Rajapaksa is seen here in conversation with Ms. Shirley Jayawardane, President of the Central Province Women’s Chamber of Commerce and Small Industries when he recently visited Kandy.

The Women’s Chamber, with over 200 members, has launched a programme to help the businesses of its members with marketing of their products and services and to encourage more women to enter business. During his visit, the President met with Kandy business leaders, academics, lawyers and other professional groups to discuss the problems and concerns of those groups and find solutions to them.