We have around 500 million euros in trade (with Sri Lanka) annually and large part of it is jewellery. The trade balance is also in favor of Sri Lanka Peter Verplancken Investment & Trade Commissioner said.
Sicille Kotelawala, Counselor for International Trade for the Kingdom of Belgium says, out of Sri Lanka’s total diamond exports, nearly 70 percent make its way to Belgium.
The diamonds which come in rough form to the island from the Benelux state is cut and polished as well as embedded into jewellery before they are shipped back.
Belgium has around 35 companies investing in Sri Lanka at the moment with over 14,000 people being employed Koenraad Pringiers first Secretary to the Consul for Kingdom of Belgium said.
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