Sri Lanka – Singapore Business Council 

of 

The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce

MEDIA RELEASE

SLSBC

Celebrates 25 Years of Service

The 25th Annual General Meeting of the Sri Lanka – Singapore Business Council (SLSBC) of The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce was held on 27th July, 2022 via Zoom. The SLSBC was inaugurated in 1997 under the aegis of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce with the objective of promoting trade, investments, tourism and services between Sri Lanka and Singapore.

Prajeeth Balasubramaniam, Managing Partner, BOVCapital Ltd was re- elected as the President of the Council for the year 2022-2023.  Janaka Gunasekara – Deputy Managing Director, Agri Inputs, A Baur & Company Limited, Shiluka Gunawardena, Partner, KPMG and Jerome Brohier – Vice President, Aitken Spence Cargo (Pvt) Ltd were elected as Vice Presidents of the Council.

The President of SLSBC drew attention to the SLSBC’s work during the past year, highlighting the Council’s efforts to promote bilateral trade and investment between the two countries. These efforts focused on areas such as the real estate, education and gem and jewellery industries, leveraging the particular strengths of the two countries in these industries, while promoting the startup and Fintech ecosystems in Sri Lanka and facilitating digitization to ensure greater efficiency.

For the year 2022/23, the Council will focus on agriculture, the food processing and sourcing sectors, FMCG imports and exports, and promoting startups and SMEs, based on consultations held with the counterparts in Singapore. The Council also plans to organize a trade delegation to Singapore later this year, which will assist efforts to enhance foreign exchange reserves in Sri Lanka.

Air Global (Pvt) Ltd, Ceylon Grain Elevators (Pvt) Ltd, Hemas Hospitals (Pvt) Ltd, Kalhari Enterprises, Overseas Realty (Ceylon) PLC, Spear International (Pvt) Ltd, Star Promotions (Pvt) Ltd were elected from the membership to serve on the Executive Committee of the Council.

Further details regarding membership of the Council could be obtained from the Secretariat of the Sri Lanka – Singapore Business Council of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, No. 50, Navam Mawatha, Colombo 2. E-mail: dinithi@chamber.lk or Tel.: 011-5588861, 5588800.

(L to R): Tilak Gunawardana -Treasurer SLSBC, Rohitha Mendis – Immediate Past President SLSBC, Shiluka Gunawardena – Vice President SLSBC, Prajeeth Balasubramaniam – President SLSBC, Janaka Gunasekera – Vice President SLSBC, Jerome Brohier – Vice President SLSBC, Tan Beng Chuan – Honorary Member SLSBC.

Standing (L to R): Tharushika Senadeera, Management Executive, The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce; Indhra Kaushal Rajapaksa, Chairman/Group Managing Director, Kalhari Enterprises; Dr. Lakith Peiris, Managing Director at Hemas Hospitals; Lawrence Chan, Group General Manager, Ceylon Grain Elevators (Pvt) Ltd; Nirupa Peiris, General Manager – Salas and marketing, Overseas Realty (Ceylon) PLC; Ms. Sudeshinie Jayawardena, Deputy General Manager – Passenger, Air Global (Pvt) Ltd; Shamil Mendis, Chairman/Managing Director, Spear International (Pvt) Ltd; Sharhan Muhseen, Star Promotions; Ms. Dinithi Dias, Assistant Secretary General, The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce.