This initiative is to train EDB officers to guide small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to become global exporters. Other participants included EDB Chairman Suresh de Mel, USAID Sri Lanka and the Maldives Mission Director Reed Aeschliman, and CCC Chairman Vish Govindasamy. The programme is to improve the knowledge and skills of up to 300 EDB development officers in trade procedures, export processes, and market access. “The US and Sri Lanka share a vision of prosperity, as evidenced by our unparalleled export relationship,” said US Ambassador to Sri Lanka and the Maldives Teplitz. The sessions will be delivered in Sinhalese and Tamil for Development Officers from all 25 districts.

Source: The Nation August 08, 2021 18:33 UTC