EDB ‘Reflections’ to showcase Lankan exports at CHOGM

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Lankan businesses of both SME and large scales are enthusiastically enlisting for the CHOGM event of EDB. “42 exhibitor firms from ornamental and handicraft sector, 40 from gem and jewelleries, and 19 from apparel sector are among them,” said EDB Director General Sujata Weerakoone in Colombo.

Director General Weerakoone was addressing the special briefing session held at EDB auditorium on 08 October for exhibitors of forthcoming EDBs CHOGM exposition titled ‘Reflections of Sri Lanka – Exploring the Wonder of Asia’. More than 250 reps from 184 Lankan businesses of SME and large scales from across the country were in attendance at EDB’s briefing session. EDBs Reflections of Sri Lanka – Exploring the Wonder of Asia is scheduled to be held from 13 to 17 November at Janakala Kendraya, Battaramulla. Weerakoone briefed them in detail, on facilities provided to exhibitors, their duties and responsibilities as stallholders of CHOGM EDB Reflections of Sri Lanka – Exploring the Wonder of Asia, criteria and expected standards of professionalism, expected levels of knowledge on their own products and services, display stall details and EDB contact points for each sector.