NCE Export Awards in September

The National Chamber of Exporters (NCE) Export Awards will be held on September 26 at the Hilton Colombo.

The Annual Export Awards conducted by the NCE, is the most glamorous and looked forward to event in the business calendar of Sri Lanka.

The NCE which is the only Chamber exclusively serving Sri Lankan exporters has been conducting this event since 1993 annually. It recognises and rewards export excellence of Sri Lankan exporters, who make an indispensable and vital contribution for the sustenance of the economy.

This year the Chamber received around 140 applications.

Award winners are selected from each of the three major areas of Export of Products, Export of Business and Professional Services and Suppliers and Service Providers to Exporters.

Enterprises which are selected for awards are sub divided into Small, Medium, Large and Extra Large categories to ensure a level playing field for enterprises by comparing the achievements of enterprises of similar size.

The export of products which has been the main area recognised from the inception of the scheme has undergone several refinements to recognise the contribution made to national exports by emerging new product sub sectors such as manufactured jewellery and processed food products.

The export of business and professional services area gives special recognition to the export of financial, educational, medical and legal services, consultancy services, ship repair services, development and export of software and IT related services, services provided by call centres and employment agencies, as it has potential to develop into a major export area as in the case of the apparel sector which has developed to comprise almost 50 percent of Sri Lankan exports over the last two decades.