Seminar on “Doing Business with China: FTA and Beyond”
View(s):Verité Research, a leading research and strategy firm in Sri Lanka, and the Exporters’ Association of Sri Lanka (EASL) of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce is jointly organising a seminar titled “Doing Business with China: FTA and Beyond” on November 26 at the Taj Samudra, Colombo.
This is aimed at exploring opportunities and challenges for Sri Lankan businesses as they look to navigate the forthcoming Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and business with China.
A chamber media release said Head of Economic Research at Verité Research, Subhashini Abeysinghe, will deliver the keynote presentation. In addition to the FTA, Ms. Abeysinghe is expected to talk about overall bilateral economic ties and draw useful comparisons to China’s engagements with other emerging economies in the world.
The seminar will feature other Sri Lankan economists like Dr. Nishan De Mel, Executive Director of Verité Research who will chair a panel discussion that includes Deshal De Mel, Senior Economist at Hayleys Ltd and Anushka Wijesinha, Research Economist at the Institute of Policy Studies. Chairman of the Apparel Exporters’ Association Yohan Lawrence, and the former Secretary General of the Tea Exporters’ Association Niraj de Mel will provide industry perspectives.