Meeting of Members of the Iraqi Business Council with the Ambassador of the Republic of Sri Lanka to Jordan
Members of the Iraqi Business Council; IBC’s Vice President & Secretary General Dr. Saad Naji, Board member Engineer Ali Ghalib Al-Khafaji, Engineer Muhammad Shanshal and IBC CEO Mrs. Abeer Al-Naib met on Monday October 11th 2021 with the Ambassador of the Republic of Sri Lanka to Jordan Ms. Shanika Dissanayke during her visit to IBC offices.
At the beginning of the meeting, the Sri Lankan Ambassador thanked IBC members for their reception and for organizing the meeting.
Ms. Dissanayke talked about the investment opportunities available in a number of sectors in Sri Lanka, including opportunities available for investment in the largest financial, commercial and tourist centre, which is now being built in Sri Lanka, as Sri Lanka has been nominated to be one of five most important tourist cities in the world, in addition to the industrial sector, including the dairy products industry, where there is a significant shortage of dairy production, adding that there are great investment opportunities in the pharmaceutical sector.
The Ambassador called upon investors to consider investing in Sri Lanka to benefit from the customs exemptions in a number of countries that had signed free trade agreements with Sri Lanka such as India, Bangladesh and Singapore.
The Ambassador also provided an overview on the shipbuilding sector, which is considered one of the promising sectors that characterizes Sri Lanka.
The Ambassador also extended an invitation to IBC members to visit Sri Lanka to attend the largest exhibition of ship manufacturing, which would be held online on October 25th – 29th 2021, attached in the following link.
At the end of the meeting, IBC members agreed with Sri Lanka Ambassador to organize a video meeting with the Head of Sri Lanka Investment Board to identify more available investment opportunities.
The two sides exchanged thanks on organizing the meeting, and Dr. Saad Naji presented IBC icon (the Sumerian Tree of Life) to the Ambassador of Sri Lank on behalf of the members of the Iraqi Business Council.
