Chamber  Hosts the Egyptian Ambassador.

Ambassador of Egypt H.E. Mahmoud Hisham  Assranwas the special Guest  speaker at  a  session on “Bilateral Trade between Sri Lanka &  Egypt ”  25 February 2016 at the Chamber. He was accompanied by the Deputy Head of  Mission Mrs. Reham Samir Mahmoud Alfeqi. At the session the participants were able to have a close interaction with the Ambassador  of Egypt  and officials of the Embassy of  Egypt. Egypt and Sri Lanka  first established diplomatic relations, in 1957 and the Egyptian Embassy in Colombo was the first Arab Embassy to be opened in Sri Lanka. Egypt is a  country with  the oldest civilization with a rich history , Egypt today is progressing rapidly and  its economy is one of the largest and most diversified in the Middle East, in sectors such as tourism, agriculture,construction IT,engineering  and financial services.

The main Sri Lankan exports to Egypt are coconuts, tea, woven fabrics, and rubber and rubber products, the main Egyptian imports to Sri Lanka are appliances, machines, plastics etc