As part of Embassy's Economic Diplomacy programme for the year 2024, a meeting was held on 08 January 2024 between Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the Kingdom of Bahrain H.M.G.R.R.K. Wijeratne Mendis and Bahrain FinTech Bay Chief Operating Officer Suzy Al Zeerah.
The meeting served as a platform to identify the commonalities and synergies in the FinTech sectors of Sri Lanka and Bahrain while taking advantage of the rapid developments in ICT and the digital economies of the two countries.
The parties focused on the untapped potential for collaboration and partnership in the Fintech sector seeking to move beyond the boundaries of traditional bilateral trade and investment in goods and services,
Minister and Head of Chancery of the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Bahrain Shashika Somaratne and Firzan Nalim representing the Sri Lankan IT professionals in Bahrain were also present at the discussion. Associate Chief Digital Economy Officer Sachidra Samararatne, Director - Industry Development of the Information and Communication Technology Agency (ICTA) Chiranthi Balapatabendi,and Deputy Director, Investment Promotion Development from Board of Investment (BoI) M.H. Casseer joined the meeting virtually.
Embassy of Sri Lanka
Manama
16 January 2024
