100 Indian firms take part in Sri Lanka trade fairOver a hundred Indian companies are expected in Sri Lanka next week for
what has been billed as the largest trade fair ever between the two
countries, said authorities.
IT firm Wipro is the latest to join
the high-level Indian trade and the business delegation arriving in
Colombo next week on the sidelines of the trade fair that has been
titled "India Show", the industry and commerce Ministry said here in a
statement Tuesday, reported Xinhua.
"The number of firms in the
high-level Indian trade delegation arriving next week has now increased
to 105. The arrival of such a high-level delegation for business and
trade will strongly enhance the bilateral trade cooperation between Sri
Lanka and India," Industry and Commerce Minister Rishad Bathiudeen was
quoted as saying in the statement.
India's Commerce, Industry
and the Textile Minister Anand Sharma and senior Indian officials,
business chamber representatives and company delegates are all expected
to be part of the group.
India is Sri Lanka's largest trade partner worth $5 billion.
They
were the first countries to sign a Free Trade Agreement in South Asia
but in recent years have failed to come to an agreement over a
Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement.
100 Indian firms take part in Sri Lanka trade fair
