Singapore’s Trade Minister in town to boost bilateral trade

Singapore’s Trade and Industry Minister S. Iswaran is currently i n C o l o m b o t o strengthen bilateral relations and open up business opportunities f o r S i n g a p o r e a n companies in the fastgrowing market. The visiting minister is scheduled to attend the Sri Lanka-Singapore Business Forum with Sri Lanka Minister for Development Strategies and International Trade, Malik Samarawickrama tomorrow. Iswaran will also call on Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, Minister for Industry and Commerce Rishad Bathuideen, and Minister of Megapolis and Western Development Champika Ranawaka. On Jun 2, Iswaran will travel to Trincomalee where he will visit Singapore subsidiary Prima Ceylon Flour Mill Complex, the largest integrated flour milling complex in Sri Lanka. He will also call on Chief Minister of the Eastern Province Ahamed Nazeer. A business delegation of 28 Singapore companies, led by International Enterprise (IE) Singapore and the Singapore Business Federation (SBF), will also be in Colombo to explore business opportunities here.