FCCISL partners with CBI Netherlands to promote exports to EU

04 Jul '07

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Information on market developments
Activities on building up competencies on Export Marketing and Management.

The following specific activities are scheduled under the agreement for the period June 2007 – June 2008;

Institutional Development: Building up Export Marketing & Management competences at the FCCISL and its supporting network of chambers and associations;

Identification of potential export sectors to the EU market for the FCCISL in order to be able to develop services for SMEs;

Setting up a CBI-affiliate in order to realise access through the FCCISL-site to the market studies of CBI;

Giving access to each others network of Business Support Organisations as well as other relevant organisations on trade promotion;

Identify potential Sri Lankan participants (SMEs) for CBI Export Coaching programmes and training.

Speaking at the MOU signing ceremony, the Managing Director of CBI Ton Lansik mentioned that the partnership with FCCISL will aim at realising synergies both at the conceptual and operational levels and supporting complementarites.

He added that Sri Lankan exporters will benefit with value added, demand driven and client focused export development services offered within the framework of the partnership agreement.

Fibre2fashion News Desk - Sri Lanka