Ceylon Chamber of Commerce
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| Founded | 25 March 1839 |
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| Founder | Rt. Hon. J. A. Stewart Mackenzie, Governor of Ceylon |
| Type | NPO |
| Focus | Business advocacy & federation |
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The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce is the oldest and one of leading business chambers in Sri Lanka. It is a confederation of trade associations, regional- and sectoral chambers of commerce and industry, business councils and employer organisations in the country.[2]
History
[edit | edit source]The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce was established on 25 March 1839, when Sri Lanka was known as Ceylon under British rule.
Rt. Hon. James Alexander Stewart-Mackenzie, then Governor of Ceylon, was instrumental to found the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce as he was keenly interested in promoting agriculture and trade in Ceylon.
A meeting was held on 20 February 1839 by a considerable number of the mercantile community favourable to the establishment of a Chamber of Commerce in the island of Ceylon. It was unanimously resolved as a preliminary measure that five of the gentlemen present should be requested to form a Committee for framing an estimate and drawing up certain rules and regulations, which when submitted and approved might form the ground work of the institution.
The General Meeting of thirteen representatives of the mercantile community was held on 25 March 1839 at the Corner House of Prince Street. With the adoption of the rules and regulations of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, the first Chamber was established in Sri Lanka.
Subsequently, in 1895 the Chamber was incorporated by the then Legislative Council under the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce Ordinance No. 10 of 1895. In 1954 Terrence de Soysa was appointed as the first Sri Lankan Chairman.[3][4][5]
See also
[edit | edit source]References
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- ^ Ceylon Chamber of Commerce marks 175 years Archived 15 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine Ceylon Today Retrieved 16 February 2015
- ^ Centenary birth anniversary of first Lankan-born CCC Chairman falls today Archived 30 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine, The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce Website, Retrieved 30 May 2015
- ^ 100th BIRTH ANNIVERSARY OF S.T.L.DE SOYSA, A man of vision and principle Archived 30 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine, The Daily Mirror, Retrieved 30 May 2015
External links
[edit | edit source]- Website of The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce
- The Ceylon Chamber appoints Mrs. Dhara Wijayatilake as its CEO[permanent dead link]
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