{"id":4423,"date":"2025-12-31T13:05:54","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T07:35:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/economictimes.lk\/?p=4423"},"modified":"2025-12-31T13:06:00","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T07:36:00","slug":"george-steuart-explores-trade-and-expansion-opportunities-in-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/economictimes.lk\/index.php\/2025\/12\/31\/george-steuart-explores-trade-and-expansion-opportunities-in-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"George Steuart Explores Trade and Expansion Opportunities in Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Participates in the Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council delegation to Nigeria &amp; Kenya<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>George Steuart &amp; Company participated in a series of high-level engagements organised by the Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council (CWEIC) in Africa during the latter part of 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The engagements in Kenya was held in Nairobi in December, led by CWEIC Deputy Chairman Lord Swire. The visit encompassed the Manufacturing Africa CEO Forum, hosted by Strategic Partner BDO East Africa; the Kenya International Advisory Council (KIAC) meeting; and the Equity Group Trade and Investment Roadshow, which highlighted Kenya\u2019s strategic role as a gateway to more than 500 million consumers across Eastern and Central Africa, with opportunities across digital trade, agribusiness, green industry, and SME growth. George Steuart &amp; Company was represented by the Group Chairman, Mr. Sarva Ameresekere, and the Chief Operating Officer and Director Sales of George Steuart Teas, Mr. Dilukshan Fernando.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The CWEIC delegation to Nigeria was led by the CWEIC\u2019s Chairman, Lord Marland of Odstock. During the visit, the delegation met with His Excellency Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Executive Governor of Lagos State, at Lagos House, Marina. Discussions focused on development, innovation, and long-term investment partnerships aligned with Lagos\u2019 role as Nigeria\u2019s commercial hub. The delegation also engaged with banking and finance associations, retail industry groups, and other CWEIC Strategic Partners in Nigeria, reflecting the cross-sectoral nature of the programme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These activities highlight CWEIC\u2019s commitment to positioning Kenya and Nigeria as key partners for Commonwealth seeking to expand their African footprint. The discussions reflected sectoral interests relevant to George Steuart &amp; Company, including tea, pharmaceuticals, FMCG, travel and leisure. The participation as a strategic partner of the CWEIC Global Advisory Council reflects the Group\u2019s ongoing commitment to explore opportunities beyond the shores of Sri Lanka. The Group is optimistic about Africa\u2019s potential and will continue to pursue the opportunities available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/bizenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/30113937\/George-Steuart-Explores-Trade-and-Expansion-Opportunities-in-Africa-01.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-170165\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Left to Right: Sarva Ameresekere \u2013 Group Chairman of George Steuart and Company, Lord Marland of Odstock &#8211; Chairman of the Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council, Babajide Sanwo-Olu &#8211; Governor of Lagos State, M. Asif Chaudry &#8211; Robotic Cancer Surgeon of The Royal Marsden<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/bizenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/30113933\/George-Steuart-Explores-Trade-and-Expansion-Opportunities-in-Africa-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-170164\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>CWEIC Deputy Chairman Lord Swire with the CWEIC delegation, alongside Dr James Mwangi, CEO, and senior officials of Equity Group Holdings.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Source: Ada Derana Biz<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Participates in the Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council delegation to Nigeria &amp; Kenya George Steuart&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":4424,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/economictimes.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4423"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/economictimes.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/economictimes.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/economictimes.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/economictimes.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4423"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/economictimes.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4423\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/economictimes.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4424"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/economictimes.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4423"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/economictimes.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4423"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/economictimes.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4423"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}