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Sri Lanka-Australia-New Zealand Business Council holds 26th AGM Source:FT Says resilient SL biz community optimistic for the year and future The 26th Annual General Meeting of the Sri Lanka-Australia-New Zealand Business Council of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce (SLANZBC) was held virtually recently where Ruwan Rajapakse was appointed as the 26th President, succeeding Delano Dias on his completion of office. The Sri Lanka-Australia-New Zealand Business Council of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce is one of the pioneer business councils found in 1994, and is an active body promoting trade, tourism and investments between the three countries. It has a membership of more than 120 from key industries. The council organises and supports many business promotion activities such as trade delegations, seminars, networking events, trade related studies and business matchmaking. ...

Australia to assist Lanka’s tourism and cottage industry development – by Shirajiv Sirimane Source:Daily News Past President SLANZBC, Gerard Victoria presenting a token of appreciation to High Commissioner ofAustralia in Sri Lanka & Maldives, David Holly. Senaka Silva, Consul for New Zealand and new President, SLANZBC, Delano Dias were also present. Picture by Sudath Malaweera Australia has been proving around US$ 19 million annually for tourism sector; cottage industry development in Sri Lanka, Australian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka & Maldives, David Holly told the Sri Lanka Australia New Zealand Business Council (SLANZBC) AGM at Cinnamon Grand on Thursday. He said that these were mainly to train handicraft, handloom and other such creative people who could manufacture and sell them for the tourism sector. “We are also actively conducting workshops and training youth in the North East in self-employment projects,” he said. He however said that with Sri Lanka ...