_{Sri Lanka-Italy Business Council 25th Annual General Meeting}

Date: Friday, 06 September 2024

Venue: Emerald, Courtyard by Marriott, Colombo 07.

Time: 6:00pm onwards

The Sri Lanka-Italy Business Council (SLITBC) holds its 25th Annual General Meeting

The 25th Annual General Meeting, marking a milestone of a Council formed in 1998, was graced by H.E. Damiano Francovigh, Ambassador of Italy to Sri Lanka and the Maldives and Patron of the Council, as well as Mr. Alberto Arcidiacono, Deputy Head of Mission of the Embassy of Italy.

Commending the efforts of the SLITBC in promoting bilateral trade and investment between Italy and Sri Lanka, Ambassador Francovigh highlighted the good results of bilateral trade in 2023, whose total figure has reached more than 800 million euros with a healthy surplus for Sri Lanka of around 74 million Euro. He noted that the total relationship remains roughly the same.

A Baur & Co. Ltd Deputy Managing Director Janaka Gunasekera passed on the baton to Mr. Daminda Mulgama, who was duly elected unanimously as the President of the Council for 2024/25. He outlined his plans for the coming year, to further the objectives of the Council, and to further strengthen the perennially strong bilateral business, cultural and social ties, between Sri Lanka and Italy.

 

 

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