Sri Lanka’s business diaspora takes giant leap with Global Federation launch

The Sri Lanka Business Council of Japan (SLBCJ) held its 20th Anniversary on the 9th of October, 2023 at Meiji Kinenkan in Tokyo, Japan. It was attended by Rodney Perera, Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Japan, State Minister of Investment Promotion Dilum Amunugama, Cabinet Minister of Labor and Foreign Employment Manusha Nanayakkara, Member of Parliament in Japan Yamaguchi Susumu, Mayor of Ayase City Koshio Masayoshi, Iwase Kiichiro from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, members of several associations in Japan and other VIP guests.

Ranil Wickramaighe, President of Sri Lanka, who had planned to attend the event, had sent a video message conveying his congratulations and his regrets for being unable to be present. The highlight of the 20th Anniversary celebration was the launch of the Global Federation of Sri Lankan Business Councils (GFSLBC), a project  spearheaded by International Director of SLBCJ Sajeev Rajaputhra, President of SLBCJ Jagath Ramanayake, and Treasurer Jitendra Samarawickrama.