The 6th Edition of Jaffna International Trade Fair was held on January 23rd – 25th, Municipal Ground, Jaffna Sri Lanka and was organized by Lanka Exhibition & Conference Services (Pvt) Ltd. [LECS].

The 2015 exhibition was inaugurated by Hon. A. Natarajan, Consul General, Consulate General of

India, Jaffna and the Chairman Northern Provincial Council Mr. C.V.K Sivagnanam, President,

Chamber of Commerce & Industries of Yarlpanam Mr. K. Vignesh, Founder Chairman, Jaffna

International Trade Fair Mr. Kosala Wickramanaike, and other executives of Chamber of

Commerce and Industry of Yarlpanam were present on the occasion.

Everyone that participated for this year’s exhibition including

local & foreign business delegates and the people of Jaffna was

satisfied with this massive trade exhibition which is a rare event

that takes place in this part of the Island. While contributing

towards the government’s action plan to speed-up the

development process in the North & East of Sri Lanka.

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Three day event showcased over 190 companies participating with 267 stalls including foreign

companies displaying their products and services to a visitor base of approximately 50,000. The

event was Organized in association with the Chamber of Commerce & Industries of Yarlpanam-

CCIY, Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry Sri Lanka-FCCISL and supported by Sri

Lanka Convention Bureau-SLCB, Jaffna Municipal Council, Consulate General of India Jaffna.

Endorsed by Sri Lanka Export Development Board-EDB, Ministry of Traditional Industries & Small

Enterprise Development, National Enterprise Development Authority-NEDA.

India participated in the Fair as the “Partner Country” for the 6th consecutive year with the able

support of the High Commission of India & Consulate General of India – Jaffna.

The inauguration was organized at the Jaffna Public Library premises, Consul General of India

explained the various Indian projects that are being undertaken for rehabilitation and

reconstruction in the Northern Province during his address.

The Ministry of Industries & Commerce participated in a big way as a pavilion to showcase their

products / services of small & medium industrialists.

The other ministries who participated are The Ministry of Economic Development, Sri Lanka

Tourism Board, Board of Investment, Ministry of Traditional Industries and Small Enterprise

Development, National Design Centre, Palmyra Development Board and the Northern Provincial

Council and Department of Agriculture.

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Our Valued Sponsors...

Main Sponsor : Sterling Auto Mobile

Co-Sponsor : Industrial Asphalt (Ceylon) PLC

Official Mobile Telecommunication Partner : Mobitel (Pvt) Ltd

Official Paint Partner : Macksons Paints Lanka (Pvt) Ltd

Official Banking Partner : Bank of Ceylon

Official Hospital Partner : The Lanka Hospital Corporation PLC

Official Logistic Partner : Famous Pacific Shipping Lanka (Pvt) Ltd

Official Print Media : ANCL

Official Print Media-Tamil : Uthayan & Suder Oli

Official Electronic Media : Tamil FM

Official Media Partner : Iyangaran Media Solutions (Pvt) Ltd

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Exhibitor Profile:

Construction / Agriculture / Food, Beverage & Packaging / Information and Communication

Technology / Apparel / Automobile / Hospitality / Travel & Tourism / Financial Service

Institutions / Consumer Goods / Cosmetics Manufactures (This list is not exhaustive; it is just

based on exhibition attendance)

Visitor Profile:

Business delegates from the Vavuniya Chamber of Commerce & Industry

Business delegates from the Mannar Chamber of Commerce & Industry

Business community in Jaffna / Local organizations / Businessmen interested in trading &

in forming joint ventures / Dealers, Importers, Exporters & Wholesalers / Trade Export

Promotion Councils / Government Agents & Officials /Members from Jaffna Trade

Chamber / Members from CCIY / Members of Jaffna Women's Chamber of Commerce,

Industries & Agri Business / Students & Large no. of General Public

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Concurrent Events at the JITF 2015...

NCE connects Exporters in the South with Producers in the North at Jaffna

International Trade Fair

The National Chamber of Exporters of Sri Lanka (NCE), the only private sector Chamber exclusively

serving exporters of Sri Lanka, conducted a program related to the above on 24th January at the Jaffna

Library Auditorium.

The main objective of the programmed was to connect the exporters in the South with the producers

in the North. This event was conducted Local Empowerment for Economic Development (LEED), under

the NCE – International Labour Organization (ILO) collaboration which is funded by AUSAID. In this

regard the NCE has partnered with the Chamber of Commerce and Industries of Yarlpanam (CCIY) to

expand activities under the project.

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Stunt Riders Show

Daily Musical Shows

JITF 2015 in numbers...

Visitor Statistics

48,512 Visitors (from all over Sri Lanka) had visited the fair during the 3 days

Total of 8,000 delegates were also specially invited to the show

Parallel Investor’s Forum / Training Program sessions

Exhibitors Statistics

267 Stalls

Over 190 Companies had taken part

Over 500 participants at seminar / training program sessions

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The event showcased the latest technology developments in all sectors. It also brought together

technology, suppliers, entrepreneurs and support services on a single platform.

Construction

5,872.00

Students / Parents

8,231.00

Fisheries

4,096.00

Hospitality & Leisure

4,350.00

Automobile

5,372.00

Financial Sector

5,812.00

Invited Delegates

8,000.00

General Trade Visitors

6,779.00

Construction12%

Students / Parents

17%Fisheries

8%

Hospitality & Leisure

9%

Automobile11%

Financial Sector12%

Invited Delegates

17%General Trade

Visitors14%

Visitors by Segment