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Effect on SME's could be 'catastrophic' unless refunds are fast-tracked
Sri Lanka Shippers’ Council and Joint Apparel Association Forum say small players affected
Increase export competitiveness of SMEs in the textile and clothing value chain through technical assistance project
Aiming to increase apparel exports to the United Kingdom by a billion dollar in 2026
"Liberalised rules of origin will provide a strong impetus to Sri Lanka’s apparel industry"
We see this as an opportunity to expand trade, strengthen industry competitiveness
Avirate, a Sri Lanka-based fashion label, said it will continue global expansions after signing a supply chain improveme...
Sri Lanka's McLarens Holdings, a shipping sector player that has started an advanced engineering and productivity enhanc...
Zilingo, a Singapore-based fashion platform, has acquired Sri Lanka's nCinga Innovations for 15.5 million US dollars in ...
HSBC Sri Lanka, in partnership with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), have begun a study to pla...
Sri Lanka's apparel industry is planning a fabric processing park in Eravur, Batticaloa in the East of the island, to dr...
Sri Lanka's Hirdaramani apparel conglomerate is deploying new quality management software developed by a group IT start-...
Sri Lanka's Hirdaramani group and several Bangladesh apparel firms are among early adopters of a supply chain matching s...
Sri Lanka is re-cycling 30 percent of its waster plastic including waste washing up on its shores, into fabric and brush...
Italy's Calzedonia group has over 4,600 shops in 42 countries in Europe,
Colombo-based Brandix, an apparel group which has expanded overseas into two continents and employs around 60,000 people...
| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| US Dollar | 332.3603 | 330.8514 |
| UK Pound | 440.9424 | 438.3450 |
| Euro | 368.4879 | 371.0168 |
| Yen | 2.0805 | 2.0916 |
| Aus Dollar | 227.4342 | 231.1659 |
| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| Indian Rupee | 3.5474 | 3.4202 |
| Korean Won | 0.2492 | 0.2479 |
| Oman Rial | 863.2287 | 859.3320 |
| Saudi Riyal | 88.5586 | 88.0955 |
| UAE Dirham | 90.4874 | 90.0766 |
| pts | % | |
|---|---|---|
| S&P SL20 | 6,365.57 | +0.26% |
| CSE All Share | 22,157.40 | +0.56% |
| Turnover Rs | 2975.05 million | 1193.67 million |
| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| 3-m bill | 7.61 | 7.84 |
| 6-m bill | 7.91 | 8.26 |
| 12-m bill | 8.23 | 8.3 |
| 3-yr bond | 9.24 | 9.25 |
| 5-yr bond | 9.82 | 9.56 |
| 8-yr bond | 10.50 | 10.48 |
| today | yesterday | |
|---|---|---|
| Overnight Money | 7.70 | 7.69 |
| Gilt Repo | 7.74 | 7.72 |
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Sri Lankan retailer Odel is lobbying the government to reduce import duties and help make the island an attractive shopp...
As fresh US tariffs on Chinese imports kick in, Illinois-based phone accessories manufacturer Ben Buttolph has been urge...
Teeja Lanka Plc, a apparel maker which has operations in Sri Lanka and India is planning to grow revenues 50 percent in ...
Sri Lanka’s Hirdaramani Group has teamed up with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s ‘Make Fashion Circular’ initia...
Sri Lanka's Teejay Lanka Plc, a fabric maker which also has facilities in India said profits grew by 62 percent to 453 m...
Sri Lanka's Teejay Lanka Plc, one of South Asia's largest fabric mills, is eyeing sales to new apparel factories being s...
Sri Lanka's Teejay Lanka Plc, one of South Asia's largest fabric mills, is planning to diversify into lace production in...
MAS Holdings, an apparel manufacturer, is working on wearable technology to make menstruation more bearable for Sri Lank...
ECONOMYNEXT- Sri Lanka's garment and textile exports in 2018 had grown 5 percent from a year earlier to 5 billion US dol...
Profits at Sri Lanka's Hayleys Fabrics Plc surged to 107.6 million rupees in the December 2018 quarter, compared to a 10...
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