National Chamber to host meeting with Cuban Ambassador on 26 May

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The Ambassador of Cuba, Florentino Batista, will be a special guest speaker at a session on ‘Bilateral Trade between Sri Lanka and Cuba’ on Tuesday 26 May from 3.00 p.m. to 4.30 p.m. at the Chamber Auditorium at No. 450 D.R. Wijewardene Mawatha.

He will speak on current business trends, trade potential, opportunities for export, import, investment and other services available in Cuba. There will also be an interactive session where participants will have an opportunity to interact with the ambassador.

Cuba is interested in foreign investment, hotels and tourism. The main industries of Cuba are food production and industrial products/medical /pharmaceutical and biotechnology. Its chief exports are sugar, nickel, seafood, citrus, tobacco products and rum. Tobacco farming contributes significantly to its economic growth. Cuba has a high literacy rate of 99.8%, the second highest in the world.

To register for the session contact Mrs. Fouad at the Chamber on 4741788 or email [email protected].

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