Meet Polish Ambassador at National Chamber

Adam Burakowski, Ambassador of Poland to Sri Lanka will be the special guest speaker at a session on ‘Bilateral trade between Sri Lanka and Poland’, organized by the National Chamber of Commerce of Sri Lanka on February 26 from 3.00 p.m. to 4.30 p.m. at the National Chamber Auditorium, Colombo 10.

The main items exported fromsri Lanka to Poland in 2018 were: tea, valued at US$ 20 million; belts, harnesses and binders, valued at US$ 14.4 million; innerwear garments, valued at US$ 8.6 million; ready-made garments, valued at US$ 8.1 million; and pneumatic tyres and related accessories, valued at US$5.7 million.

Polish exports to Sri Lanka in 2018, were: sugar (cane/beet/ sacharose), valued at US$ 22.5 million; paper and cardboard products, valued at US$ 2.2 million; rolled steel products, valued at US$ 1.5 million; iron and steel products and related parts, valued at US$ 1 million; and printed electrical circuits, valued at US$ 0.8 million.

In November 2019 LOT Polish airlines, the national carrier of Poland, commenced direct flight services from Warsaw to Colombo. It is expected that the number of Polish tourists visiting Sri Lanka (and vice versa) will rise significantly and will also open the doors for further enhancement of Poland-sri Lanka relations.

Presently, Poland and Sri Lanka have entered into agreements on Double Tax Avoidance; Cooperation in the field of Culture, Education & Science; and Tourism.

For reservation for the session, contact Chamber on 011- 4 741 788.