Executive Director making the welcome address and introduction to the seminar

Session I: Presentation of Results from Benefits from Trade and Investment in SAFTA and Panel Discussion

Inaugural Address by Nihal Rodrigo, Advisor to His Excellency the President & Former Secretary General of SAARC

L to R: Janaka Wijayasiri (IPS), Abhijit Das and Rashmi Banga (UNCTAD, India), Executive Director, IPS, Subhashini Abeysinghe (Ceylon Chamber of Commerce) and Upali Wickremasinghe (University of Sri Jayawardhanapura)

SESSION II: Presentation of Results of Benefits from Transport Facilitation and Trade in Services

L to R: Rashmi Banga, Kavita Iyengar (Asian Development Bank, India Resident Mission), Willie Mendis (University of Moratuwa), Macky Hashim (Formerly, Federation of Chambers of Commerce & Industry of Sri Lanka (FCCISL), and Deshal De Mel (IPS)