{"id":147296,"date":"2025-01-08T17:57:36","date_gmt":"2025-01-08T17:57:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/?p=147296"},"modified":"2025-01-08T17:58:11","modified_gmt":"2025-01-08T17:58:11","slug":"asoka-hettigoda-re-elected-as-the-president-of-the-sri-lanka-germany-business-council","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/asoka-hettigoda-re-elected-as-the-president-of-the-sri-lanka-germany-business-council\/","title":{"rendered":"Asoka Hettigoda re-elected as the President of the Sri Lanka Germany Business Council"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Asoka Hettigoda re-elected as the President of the Sri Lanka Germany Business Council <\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-147297 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Asoka-Hettigoda-529x400.jpg\" alt=\"Asoka Hettigoda\" width=\"529\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><em>Seated from left: Mr. Roy Anthony, Vice president, Mr. Surendra Ediriweera, Immediate past president <\/em>Dr. Felix Neumann<em>, Ambassador, Embassy of Germany in Sri Lanka, Mr. Asoka Hettigoda, President, Mr. Karim Schadlou, Vice president, Ms. Amanthi Silva, Secretariat of The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><em>Standing left to right (Committee members): Mr. Aflal Khan Ismail, Ms. Dhilmini Palipane, Mr. Mark Francis, Mr. Sudath Tennakoon, Mr. Gayan Maddumarachchi, Mr. Suranga Ratnayake, Mr. Gerard Victoria, Mr. Nalaka Amaratunga<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>The 25th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Sri Lanka Germany Business Council (SLGBC) was held recently at Hilton Colombo Residences, Colombo 2. <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The Chief Guest, Dr. Felix Neumann, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany, highlighted the enduring partnership between the two countries. Reflecting on his recent discussions with His Excellency the President of Sri Lanka, his Excellency expressed Germany\u2019s willingness to work together in the path to economic recovery. He emphasized Germany\u2019s readiness to aid Sri Lanka\u2019s efforts in skilled labor migration, noting the longstanding impact of German vocational training initiatives in Sri Lanka, exemplified by institutions like German Tech in Moratuwa and Kilinochchi.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">His Excellency also acknowledged the robust presence of approximately 300 German brands in Sri Lanka, renowned for their reliability and long-lasting value. He emphasized Germany\u2019s long-term commitment, with no German companies withdrawing during Sri Lanka\u2019s recent economic challenges. On tourism, he noted Germany as the fourth-largest source market for tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka, accounting for over 7% of the market share. He underscored the people-to-people connections that drive bilateral relations, calling tourism a vital bridge between the two nations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Mr. Asoka Hettigoda, Chairman &amp; Managing Director of Hettigoda Industries (Pvt) Ltd was re-elected by the Members as the President for the year 2024-2025. In his address, Mr. Hettigoda thanked members for their continued trust and pledged to enhance trade and investment ties with Germany.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">He provided a historical overview of the Council\u2019s accomplishments and key activities over the past year. Further, highlighting Germany\u2019s importance as Sri Lanka\u2019s fourth-largest export market, he noted that in 2022, Sri Lanka\u2019s exports to Germany\u2014primarily rubber, tea, and textiles\u2014totaled $888 million, while German exports to Sri Lanka, consisting of machinery, chemicals, and motor vehicles, amounted to $300 million. Germany also stands as Sri Lanka\u2019s second-largest EU investor, with 51 German companies creating approximately 11,700 local jobs since 1951. Highlighting tourism, he noted 121,000 German visitors to Sri Lanka by November 2024, expressing optimism about surpassing the 2018 record of 156,888 visitors. He concluded by underscoring the importance of strengthening trade and investment ties with Germany to support Sri Lanka\u2019s economic recovery.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">For the last 25 years, SLGBC has been fostering new initiatives and areas of corporation between business communities of the two countries with the exchange of trade missions, delegations, new investments and joint ventures and have extended yeoman service to both countries.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The Primary Objectives of the Sri Lanka Germany Business Council are, to promote trade, tourism and services between Sri Lanka and Germany, encourage German investment and establishment of joint ventures in Sri Lanka between German and Sri Lanka investors, to exchange information on trade and investment between the two countries, to conduct and facilitate joint meetings with German business organizations and to promote Sri Lankan participation in international fairs in Germany.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Mr. Karim Schadlou, General Manager, Hilton Colombo Residences and Mr. Roy Anthony, Director of C.G.V Anthony &amp; Sons (Pvt) Ltd were elected as Vice Presidents. The Member Companies Air Global (Pvt) Ltd, Aitken Spence Cargo (Pvt) Ltd, Aitken Spence Travels (Pvt) Ltd, Central Bearings and Machinery (Pvt) Ltd, Detroves Travels (Pvt) Ltd, Diesel &amp; Motor Engineering PLC, MAC Holdings (Pvt) Ltd Malship (Ceylon) Ltd and Walkers Tours were elected to the Committee.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The outgoing President, Mr. Surendra Ediriweera, Managing Director, Ceylon Tours Ltd will continue to serve on the Committee as the Immediate Past President.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">For further details regarding membership of the Council, please contact the Secretariat of the Sri Lanka \u2013 Germany Business Council of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, No. 50, Navam Mawatha, Colombo 2. 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