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Sri Lanka to import onions from China after India export ban: Minister

“Importation is less than before,”

March 28, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka earns 3.4bn from coconut water export in Feb: Minister

"If not for wildlife eating crops this would have been higher"

March 26, 2024 2 min read

Sri Lanka exports marginally up in Feb 2024

Export to UK and US up

March 23, 2024 1 min read

Developing India-Sri Lanka trade relations crucial: President

“We aim to foster comprehensive ties between our two nations, particularly in the realms of transportation and energy,...

March 15, 2024 5 min read
US to send tariff letters to each country in "two to three weeks", Trump says

Sri Lanka was one of the countries that met the United States

Sri Lanka must be vigilant to avoid higher US tariff risks, educate exporters: IPS

Technical assistance should be provided to Sri Lanka's exporters to minimise the tariff cost under the current US trade

Sri Lanka export factories face labour crisis as FTAs open markets; hails new strategy

Investors at Sri Lanka's main export industrial zone have hailed a new export strategy but said there were critical labo...

July 20, 2018 3 min read

Sri Lanka launches export strategy backed by FTA access, business support

Sri Lanka will push for free trade agreements with Southeast Asian countries and introduce a trade adjustment scheme to ...

July 20, 2018 5 min read

Sri Lanka Singapore FTA debate battles Trumpist protectionism, debunked conspiracy theories

Sri Lanka's legislators speaking for consumer sovereignty and free trade battled nationalist conspiracy theories and deb...

July 18, 2018 6 min read

US trade court rules against countervailing duties on Sri Lankan tyres

ECONOMYNEXT – A United States trade court has ruled against countervailing duties imposed on Sri Lankan solid tyr...

July 17, 2018 2 min read

Sri Lanka exporters urged to press for relaxed immigration, end to import protection

Sri Lanka's exporters should play a greater role asking to remove import protection, relax immigration rules to fill a s...

July 15, 2018 4 min read

Sri Lanka's ACL Cables turns to households, calls for extended protectionism

Sri Lanka's ACL Cables is calling for extended protectionism to limit competition, amid a construction sector slowdown a...

July 13, 2018 3 min read

Sri Lanka seeks stronger economic links, religious tourism with Thailand on PM visit

Sri Lanka and Thailand has inked a memorandum of on strategic economic partnership, with Thailand during a visit of Prim...

July 13, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka, France to promote manufacturing, infrastructure investments

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s investment and export promotion agencies have signed a two-year deal with Busine...

July 12, 2018 2 min read

Fears that Sri Lanka death penalty moves will hit GSP+ access

Fears are rising that Sri Lanka’s plans to execute drug dealers, ending a 42-year moratorium on carrying out the ...

July 12, 2018 3 min read

Transparency in Sri Lanka tenders needed to draw investments: EU envoy

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka needs to ensure transparency in its project tenders, Ambassador of the European Union Tun...

July 11, 2018 1 min read
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Sri Lanka to begin FTA talks, strategic economic partnership as Thailand PM visits

Sri Lanka is expecting to ink a deal on a strategic economic partnership with Thailand when Prime Minister Chan-o-cha vi...

July 10, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka needs to simplify export registration process-Verité Research

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka’s government has been urged to simplify the process for registering exporters to make it ...

July 9, 2018 3 min read

Sri Lanka may get BOP trouble if rates are cut: CB Governor

Sri Lanka could have balance of payments trouble if rates are cut when imports are expanding and the current account is ...

July 6, 2018 2 min read

Sri Lanka importers call for trade reforms, but wary of foreign experts

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lankan importers struggling in the face of rising nationalism are urging the government to quickly imp...

July 6, 2018 3 min read

Sri Lanka trade negotiations dogged by false criticism

Sri Lanka's trade negotiations are dogged by false criticism and baseless fears spread by lobby groups, and debunked cla...

July 4, 2018 3 min read

Sri Lanka gets India-authorized labs to smoothen food exports

India’s food safety and standards authority has authorized three labs in Sri Lanka to issue food and beverage sta...

Chandeepa Wettasinghe
July 2, 2018 2 min read

Sri Lanka’s April exports flat, car imports help widen trade gap

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s trade deficit widened in April 2018 from a year ago as export earnings growth wa...

June 28, 2018 2 min read

Sri Lanka to re-ignite ancient globally competitive enterprising spirit: Finance Minister

Sri Lanka plans to re-ignite inherent entrepreneurial skills in the population that has been well-demonstrated for centu...

June 26, 2018 2 min read

Sri Lanka seeks to draw investments, tourists from Maharashtra

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner in New Delhi Chitranganee Wagiswara has highlighted investment...

June 25, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka appoints new boss for trade control office

Sri Lanka has appointed Damayanthi Karunaratne as the new director general to the Department of Export and Import Contro...

June 25, 2018 2 min read