Press Release

National Chamber  Hosts  the Ambassador of Cuba

The  Ambassador of Cuba H.E. Florentino Batista will  be the Special Guest Speaker at a session on “Bilateral Trade between Sri Lanka and Cuba “ on Tuesday 26 May 2015  from 3.00 p.m to 4.30 p.m at the Chamber Auditorium  No  450 D.R. Wijewardene  Mawatha, Colombo . He will speak on the current business trend, trade potential, opportunities for export, import, investment/ and other services available in Cuba. There will also be an interactive  session where the participants will get an opportunity to interact with the Ambassador.

Cuba is the largest Caribbean island , spans 44,200 miles  and cloaked in colonial charm with nine UNESCO World Heritage Sites and a population  of  11.2 million residents, is a country waiting  to be explored….Cuba is interested in foreign investment, hotels and tourism .The main industries of Cuba are food production and industrial products/medical /pharmaceutical, biotechnology . Exports are sugar, nickel, seafood, citrus, tobacco products and rum. Cuba has  tobacco farming  which  contributes to economic growth. Cuba has a high literacy rate  of  99.8 percent., the second highest literacy rate in the world. The Cuban government spends ten percent of their central budget on education, making it free for all at every level, including all materials such as books and uniforms. Cuba has 47 universities with 112,000 citizens enroll. Due to the free education system, the cities are becoming filled with people pursuing higher education.  For registration for this session kindly contact Chamber. Mrs Fouad, 4741788 email pa@nationalchamber.lk.

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The National Chamber of Commerce of Sri Lanka