Maria Fernanda Garza, the first female chair of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the largest and most powerful business organisation in the world, arrived in Sri Lanka last night (18). The ICC covers 170 nations and has 45 million corporate members.
According to a press release, discussions with corporate and political leaders would be part of her first trip to Sri Lanka.
The Chairman of ICC Sri Lanka, Anthony M. Shanil Fernando, the Secretary, Hemakumara Gunasekera, and the Treasurer, Manisha Rajanayake, met her at the Bandaranaike International Airport.
ICC Sri Lanka plays a significant role in trade and investment, Arbitration, and facilitation in Sri Lanka, through its ten 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 release added.
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.
