The Sri Lanka – Singapore Business Council successfully concluded a business mission to Singapore in November 2016.

The mission was organized to coincide with the SBF Seminar on Doing Business and Opportunities in Sri Lanka followed by One-to-One Business Meetings which was organized by the Singapore Business Federation (SBF), and in association with the Sri Lankan High Commission in Singapore.

The 18 member delegation led by the SLSBC President Shamil Mendis, Chairman/Managing Director of Spear Global Holdings Ltd. resulted in an extremely productive visit to Singapore.

The objective of the SBF Seminar was to educate Singaporean companies on the potential opportunities in doing business with Sri Lanka. The event was attended by over 90 participants from 74 well established Singapore companies.

The seminar concluded with scheduled one on one business meetings between the representatives of the Singapore companies and the Sri Lankan delegates as well as with the opportunity for the Singaporeans to interact with the officials from the Board of Investment of Sri Lanka and clarify matters relating to potential investments.

The delegation also participated in a series of meetings with companies arranged by the Singapore Malay Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SMCCI) and the Singapore Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SICCI) which provided them an opportunity to network with their respective member companies and senior officials of the two Chambers.