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27 members of delegation from Perak Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (PCCCI), led by its Deputy President, Mr. Liew Sew Yee and Mr. Mohammad Hafni Ibrahim, CEO of InvestPerak, made a trade mission to Bucharest, Romania from 27-28 October 2009. The purpose of the visit was to explore business opportunities and identify potential trading partners in Romania.

A Plenary Session was Jointly organised by the Embassy of Malaysia and the Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Romania (CCIR) at the CCIR premises, followed by a business matching session with local businessmen on 28 October 2009. The Plenary was officiated by the President of Chambers of Commerce of Prahova County, followed by remarks by the Deputy President of PCCCI, Ambassador of Malaysia to Romania and briefing sessions by the CEO of Perak Investment Centre (Invest Perak) and Director General of Romanian Agency for Foreign Investment. During the session, the businessmen from both countries were enlightened on the business opportunities and incentives offered by both governments. Following the plenary session, more than 40 Romanian businessmen participated in the business matching session with PCCCI members.  

Apart from the business meeting at the Chambers, the Embassy also organised a high-tea for the PCCCI members with the presence of local tour operators and Ministry of Tourism of Romania on 27 October 2009. The event provided an opportunity for PCCCI to promote Tourism Industry in Perak to the local tour operators. PCCCI also learned from Romania’s experience on tourism promotional activities through the briefing given by the representative of the Ministry of Tourism. Despite the economic crisis in the country, the response from Romanian counterparts was positive and encouraging.