The Embassy of Sri Lanka in the United States of America, in collaboration with the “Wharton Club of DC, hosted a vibrant evening reception on 23^rd June 2023 at the Embassy premises in Washington D.C., promoting trade and investment opportunities in the Sri Lanka among large number of entrepreneurs and senior professionalsof the Club attended the event.

Ambassador Mahinda Samarasinghe, in his speech, highlighted that Sri Lanka was the first ever country in the South Asian region that adopted market economic policies liberalizing the economy way back in 1977. He emphasized that even though the country faced severe economic challenges triggered by foreign exchange shortage in the last year, now the economy of the country is back on track from all fronts and invited attendees to make use of vast array of trade and investment opportunities available in the country.

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As a follow-up to the awareness session held in Gampaha District for SMEs, one to one discussion was arranged for selected SMEs with the stakeholders of IDB, EDB, SLSI, ITI, SED, Keels, Ebay on 22.06.2023 at the Department of Commerce. 31 SMEs representing spices, Food Grade Cosmetic, Ayurweda Products, Agasthiya Crafts, apparel, foodstuff, Aquaculture, Industrial, Fresh Fruits & Vegetables products, coconut, Cut Leaves identified as an existing & potential exporter and guided them in quality improvement, packaging enhancement, certification development, value chain integration, and exploring new markets etc.