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Sri Lanka to get update on GSP+ cycle at EU joint commission meeting

To be briefed on new GSP Regulation and the new cycle of the EU GSP+ concessions

February 22, 2024 2 min read

US sanction-hit Iran explores new partnerships with crisis-hit Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka is unable to buy Iran crude since 2012 after the US sanctions

February 21, 2024 2 min read

Sri Lanka exporters confident about growth prospects: Chamber survey

Ceylon Chamber of Commerce survey covering 2023 and forecasting 2024, exporters expressed confidence in growth prospects

February 16, 2024 2 min read

Sri Lanka's rubber workers get certified, coconut pluckers and toddy tappers to follow

169 rubber workers, or those who harvest the sap, were awarded NVQ-3 certificates by NAITA

February 16, 2024 2 min read
Export-led Asia-Pacific growth faces headwinds from US tariffs: Fitch

"Governments’ policy responses to the trade war will be key towards its impact on APAC sovereign ratings,"

US-UK tariff agreement: A limited deal

Falls short of a full free-trade agreement and leaves a range of tariffs in place

Cambodia eyeing salt imports from Sri Lanka: report

Cambodia is looking the possibility of importing salt from Sri Lanka and India after heavy rains hit domestic production...

May 24, 2018 1 min read

Access for key exportable products needed in Sri Lanka-China FTA: Verité

ECONOMYNEXT – For Sri Lanka to benefit from the planned free trade deal with China, it needs to reduce barriers f...

May 24, 2018 2 min read

Sri Lanka ‘Investment & Business Conclave 2018’ in June

ECONOMYNEXT – The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce will be organizing an investor forum, in June, where investors can f...

May 21, 2018 2 min read

Sri Lanka rice imports fall in February

Sri Lanka's rice imports fell 34.4 percent to 23.5 million US dollars in February 2018 from a year earlier, as harvest c...

May 14, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka exports may be understated by at least US$500mn in 2017

Sri Lanka's exports in 2017 reported as 11.36 billion US dollars may have been understated by 500 million US dollars or ...

May 14, 2018 5 min read

Sri Lanka central bank concerned about motor vehicle imports: Governor

Sri Lanka's central bank is "concerned" about growing motor vehicle imports, Governor Indrajit Coomaraswamy said indicat...

May 12, 2018 2 min read

Sri Lanka exports 5.5-pct in Feb, imports strengthen

Sri Lanka's exports grew 5.5 percent from a year earlier to 915.7 million US dollars in February 2018, while imports gre...

May 12, 2018 2 min read

Sri Lanka expects to complete India trade deal this year, China longer

Sri Lanka is expecting to wrap up an expanded trade deal with India, this year, but a free trade deal with China will ta...

May 8, 2018 3 min read

Sri Lanka hikes taxes on imported potatoes, onions

Sri Lanka has hiked an import tax on potatoes by 10 rupees to 40 rupees a kilogram and on onions by 39 rupees to 40 rupe...

May 7, 2018 2 min read

Sri Lanka Thailand to begin talks on FTA from May

Sri Lanka and Thailand will begin talks on setting broad parameters for a free trade deal from May 2018, officials said.

May 7, 2018 1 min read
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Sri Lanka Singapore FTA has not freed the movement of professionals: Minister

A free trade deal with Singapore has not allowed professionals to freely come to Sri Lanka to work but only relates to e...

May 5, 2018 2 min read

Sri Lanka hikes controlled price of milk powder as word price rise and rupee falls

Sri Lanka has raised the controlled price for milk by 20 rupees to 345 rupees for a 400 gram pack and 860 rupees for a 1...

May 4, 2018 3 min read

Sri Lanka's central bank urges fast tracking trade reforms

Sri Lanka's central bank says international capital market sentiments on the island's economic performance are seen impr...

May 2, 2018 3 min read

Sri Lanka and Australia talk free trade, investment

Sri Lanka and Australia has had the inaugural round of talks under a Trade and Investment Framework Agreement signed on ...

April 27, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka mulls import permits after Mercantilist gold tax kills export competitiveness

Sri Lanka's jewellery industry is calling for tax-free import quotas for gold, a report said, after authorities slapped ...

April 23, 2018 4 min read

Sri Lanka gold, jewellery price up after tax hike

Sri Lanka's 24-carat gold price had risen to 62,000 rupees for an 8.00 gram sovereign after a 15 percent tax hike by the...

April 19, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka slaps 15-pct tax on gold imports as rupee plunges

Sri Lanka has slapped a 15 percent tax on gold after imports surged in 2018, a finance ministry official said, as the ru...

April 18, 2018 2 min read

Sri Lanka helps fund Commonwealth small states trade finance facility

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka has pledged financial support to setup the Commonwealth Small States Trade Financial Faci...

April 18, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka exports up 11.6-pct in Jan 2018, trade gap rise on financial inflows

Sri Lanka's exports rose 11.6 percent to 965.4 million dollars in January 2018, and the imports rose 12 percent to 2,014...

April 7, 2018 2 min read

Tariffs on Sri Lanka exports to US among highest: Think tank

Sri Lanka's exports faced the third highest average tariffs when entering the United States, after Bangladesh and Cambod...

April 6, 2018 1 min read