Project beneficiaries

Direct beneficiaries of the project are Sri Lankan SMEs particularly in the spices, food and IT/BPO sectors. Final beneficiaries are men and women - including youth - employed in export-related industries. Beneficiaries and partners also include main Government Ministries and public institutions, the private sector, and Trade and Investment Support Institutions (TISIs).

 

Project stakeholders

Main Government Ministries, Departments and public institutions

• The Department of Commerce (DoC)
• The Sri Lanka Export Development Board (SLEDB)
• The Ministry of Agriculture
• The Ministry of Mahaweli Development and Environment
• The Board of Investment (BOI)
• Sri Lanka Customs
• Measurement Units, Standards and Services Department (MUSSD)
• Sri Lanka Accreditation Board (SLAB)
• Industrial Technology Institute (ITI)
• Sri Lanka Standards Institution (SLSI)
• Department of Import & Export Control (D/I&EC)
• National Enterprise Development Authority

 

Trade Support Institutions

• Ceylon Chamber of Commerce (CCC)
• European Chamber of Commerce of Sri Lanka (ECCSL)
• Federation of Chambers of Commerce in Sri Lanka (FCCISL)
• The National Chamber of Exporters of Sri Lanka (NCE)
• Ceylon National Chamber of Industries (CNCI)
• Chambers of Commerce in provinces
• Institute of Policy Studies (IPS)
• National Institute of Exporters (NIOE)
• Sri Lanka Association of Software and Service Companies (SLASSCOM)
• The Spice Council of Sri Lanka
• National Agribusiness Council
• Sri Lanka Food Processors Association
• Sri Lanka Institute of Packaging (SLIP)
• IND-EXPO