SRI LANKA

Competitive Value Creation Hub

in the Indian Ocean

49th AGM Sri Lanka Shippers’ Council

26 July 2019

Sri Lanka Shipper’ Council• 50th Year in Operation & 49th AGM

• Affiliated to the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce

• 1st Shippers’ Council in Asia & a member of the Global

Shippers Forum (GFS)

• Member of Association of Shippers’ Councils of

Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka

(ASCOBIPS), founded in 1981 & the Asian Shippers’

Council founded in 2004.

• Consists of Chambers of Commerce, Trade Associations

(14) & Individual Organisations (58). Managing

Committee consists of 14 Product Associations.

• The apex body that represents the import/export trade in

the country with a broad based representation 2

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The Asia-Pacific Context

Marine Traffic – Opportunity for Sri Lanka

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JAFFNA

TRINCOMALEE

HINGURAKGODA

COLOMBO

HAMBANTOTA

KANDY

MONERAGALA

MATARA

EMBILIPITIYA

Connectivity & Mobility

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Integrating with the Global Value Chain 3 Sea Ports & 3 Air Ports

Enabling Internal Mobility & Inclusive Growth

Improve Competitiveness & Tarde Liberalisation

Sri Lanka - Value Adding Hub in the Indian Ocean

ETCA

GSP+

FTA

Expanding Markets and Investment through Trade & Investment Agreements

7Focusing on Rapidly Growing Market, with a ~ 4 billion population!

Nexus between Policies & Strategic National Vision

Policy Consistency, Currency & Validity of the Policy

Policy Reforms

Policy Development Process: Arbitrary vs Consultative and Challenges

Policy Implementation

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Public Policy

Competence & Maturity of Individuals/Entities Individual vs Shared Vision

Narrow vs Broad Perspective

Vested vs Shared Interests

Managing Conflicts of Interests

Agree to Disagree

Collective Wisdom

Values & Ethics

Forthrightness

Principles-based vs Situation-Based

Leadership

Effectiveness & Efficiency of Decision Making Process Process Oriented vs Goal/Outcome Oriented

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KEY CHALLENGES

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IS SRI LANKA READY?

ARE WE

READY?