CCC prepares to explore South African market

The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, following successful business exploratory tours to Myanmar and Vietnam, is now eyeing South Africa as a potential business partner.

The CCC Trade Fair Unit is already spearheading a business mission in South Africa from October 7 – 13. This coincided with the Annual International Trade Fair ‘SAITEX’ held in Johannesburg. The delegation was offered the opportunity of meeting with the business community in Durban and Johannesburg and was also stopping over in Dubai to meet with the Dubai business community. The delegation to Vietnam was led by P S P Perera, Director Hayleys Limited and assisted by Puvi Domingopillai, Senior Assistant Secretary General, Meanwhile the delegation had the opportunity of meeting with the Vietnamese business community on one-on-one basis through the kind courtesy of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisation (VUFO).

Domingopillai said that 90 percent of the delegation was happy with the contacts and since it was also considered as a fact finding mission, the delegates were able to gather some useful business information such as regulations on setting up factories in Vietnam, tax incentives, trade regulations etc.

Standing -M S M Niyas, Managing Director/CEO, SerendibTrade Logistics Services (Pvt) Ltd., Ms Jerastin Dubash, Director - SA Medicals, Abans Group of Companies, Ms. Saroshi Dubash, Group Director, Abans Group of Companies, P L A Waniganayake, Director, Almar Trading Co. (Pte) Ltd., M Tufail Salie, Managing Director, Hameed Brothers (Colombo) Ltd., Lalith Wijebandara, Deputy General Manager (Finance and Planning), Samson Rubber Products (Pvt) Ltd., A M J M Jauffer, Chairman, U S Shipping & Cargo Services (Pte) Ltd., and an official from the Vietnam Chamber

Seated- Ms. Puvi Domingopillai, Senior Assistant Secretary General, Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, P S P S Perera, Director, Hayleys Ltd. (Mission Leader), Thushara Rodrigo, Second Secretary/Charge d' affaires, Sri Lankan Embassy in Vietnam and Nguyen Van Tuan, Deputy Director, International Relations Dept, Chamber of Commerce & Industry of Vietnam.