Sri Lanka model developing country, but challenges in industrial, export sectors remain: UNIDO Director-General
June 11, 2010 11:58 pm
COLOMBO, 11 June: The Director-General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Kandeh K. Yumkella, said today that even as a model developing country Sri Lanka still faces challenges in industrial and export growth.
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“In the industrial sector it has demonstrated the ability to compete globally in selected sectors. This is a sound platform to build upon. UNIDO has provided significant support to the industrial sector, international accreditation of laboratories which assisted Sri Lankan industry to compete globally. We are using the Sri Lankan capacity built as South-South training models.”
But according to
During his visit, Director-General Yumkella met President Mahinda Rajapaksa, Prime Minister D.M. Jayarathna, the Minister of Industry and Commerce, Rishad Bathiyutheen, and the Deputy Minister of External Affairs, Geethanjana Gunawardene.
They discussed the industrialization of
He called for “an intelligent use of standards and labeling schemes”, adding that the UNIDO initiated ISO energy-efficiency management system standard ISO 50001, as an emerging requirement to demonstrate enterprise-level energy efficiency.
The Director-General delivered a keynote address at the Asia
Pacific Roundtable for Sustainable Consumption, taking place in
After visiting a number of UNIDO-assisted projects in
UNIDO supports laboratories in
Photo caption: Director-General Kandeh K. Yumkella (left)
with Sri Lankan Minister of Industry and Commerce, Rishad Bathiudeen, in