CACCI to hold its Conference in Colombo to coincide SL Economic Summit

Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, Federation of Chambers of Commerce & Industry and Sri Lanka Convention Bureau together organized the Planning Committee Meeting of the Confederation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry (CACCI) at the Cinnamon Grand Hotel.

Harvey Chang, President, CACCI led a 13 member delegation representing Chambers of Commerce in Bangladesh, Iran, Pakistan, Philippines and Russia to Colombo to attend the Planning Committee Meeting.

It is expected that over 100 delegates from Asia Pacific countries would participate at this Conference and the Sri Lanka Economic Summit.

Dr. Anura Ekanayake, Chairman, CCC Welcoming the delegation emphasized the importance of further developing trade between Asia and the Pacific region.

At this planning Committee Meeting it was decided to organize the 24th CACCI Conference in Colombo in July 2010 to coincide with the Sri Lanka Economic Summit, the mega event annually organized by CCC. Dr. Ekanayake thanked the President of CACCI and the delegates who supported in identifying Sri Lanka as the venue for the forthcoming CACCI Conference.

Established in 1966, the Confederation of Asia – Pacific Chambers of commerce and Industry (CACCI) is a regional organization composed mostly of apex Chambers of Commerce and Industry and business associations representing the interest of more than three million business enterprises in Asia. It aims to provide a forum for examining, crystallizing and consolidating economic thinking of Asian and Western Pacific enterprises and for promoting intra-regional trade and investments.

- Asian Tribune -