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Steady growth in Germany-SL trade – Ambassador Rohde

22 July, 2018
OBO Bettermann, Director of Sales and strategy for Sri Lanka, Middle-East and North Africa, Ralf Hennemann presents a token of appreciation to Ambassador Jörn Rohde while Hardi Jabir looks on.
OBO Bettermann, Director of Sales and strategy for Sri Lanka, Middle-East and North Africa, Ralf Hennemann presents a token of appreciation to Ambassador Jörn Rohde while Hardi Jabir looks on.

Bilateral trade between Germany and Sri Lanka has grown by 40% during the past three years and Germany was optimistic of Sri Lanka’s further potential, Ambassador of Germany to Sri Lanka, Jörn Rohde said recently.

“We are not here to connect only the governments but also its people. Key areas are increasing business relations between Germany and Sri Lanka. In the past few years trade between Germany and Sri Lanka grew by 40%. Last year alone German exports to Sri Lanka grew by eight per cent,” said Ambassador Rohde who was the chief guest at an annual event of one of Germany’s foremost global manufacturers in the field of electrical and building installation technology – OBO Bettermann Holding GmbH & Co. KG.

“This year in March we opened a German Trade Delegation in Sri Lanka. This will ensure that trade between the two countries will boom. In fact, this year, Germany and Sri Lanka celebrated 65 years of diplomatic relations. We are hopeful of greater ties between the two countries,” he said.

Ralf Hennemann, Director of Sales and strategy for Sri Lanka, Middle-East and North Africa said, “We build connections through devices and equipment that conduct electricity, route data and control energy.”

Director of Sales and Marketing for Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh and the Maldives, Hardi Jabir said the company strives for the greatest-possible transparency for its employees and customers. 

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