Maria Fernanda Garza, Chair of the International Chamber of Commerce to visit Sri Lanka

Maria Fernanda Garza, the Chair of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), is set to visit Sri Lanka in October 2023. The ICC, representing 170 countries with a corporate membership of 45 million companies, is the largest and most influential business organisation globally. Only Chamber to represented in United Nations, WTO and WIPO. Her first visit to Sri Lanka will encompass meetings with business and government leaders.

Chairman Anthony M Shanil Fernando, who heads ICC Sri Lanka, expressed enthusiasm for Ms Garza’s visit. ICC Sri Lanka has played a pivotal role in fostering business growth and global connectivity in the nation for over the past 68 years in Sri Lanka.

ICC Sri Lanka plays a significant role in trade and investment, Arbitration, and facilitation in Sri Lanka, through its 10 specialised committees that speak with authority on behalf of enterprises from all sectors present in the country including Banking, Insurance, Training and Education, Finance, International Relations and Tourism and the Agriculture, SME support, Entrepreneurship development. The Agriculture Policy and Food Safety and Supply Chain Committee, launched in 2021, aims to provide support to companies in the sector to help them navigate pressing challenges to food security. ICC also provides a platform for engagement, in Governance, Sustainability anti-corruption and advocacy in best practices. ICC Banking committee which meets monthly and is represented by all the Banks operating in Sri Lanka, meets quarterly with Sri Lanka Customs to accelerate trade facilitation.