Financial Times

British trade mission due despite crisis
A group of 18 potential British investors is due in Colombo later today putting aside fears of a political crisis in the country that ruling United National Party ministers say has deterred investments. A spokesperson for the British High Commission said the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry was going ahead with the visit of a 18-member mission to Sri Lanka.

The British High Commission in Colombo said that the size of the mission, and the number of companies who are new to the market, represent a significant level of interest in doing business in Sri Lanka.

The companies on the mission represent a range of sectors and products and chartered accountants, lawyers, land developers, consultants and designers in the construction industry, management of investment funds, including private client and institutional portfolios and estate and tax planning.

Other products represented include project consultants, agricultural equipment suppliers, security products, air conditioning and refrigeration equipment, web design and construction (Internet), scientific and laboratory equipment suppliers, further educational courses for medical doctors, textile dyers and finished products, pupils and older students educational prospects, movement of waste paper, international shipping engineering solutions for data logging and sports gear suppliers, including cricket.

The mission is sponsored by UK Trade & Investment (previously known as Trade Partners UK), the British Government's export department.

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