WTO negotiators say scant progress made in trade talks
GENEVA, March 22, 2010 (AFP) - Scant progress has been made in talks for a global trade pact, top negotiators told World Trade Organisation member states …
GENEVA, March 22, 2010 (AFP) - Scant progress has been made in talks for a global trade pact, top negotiators told World Trade Organisation member states …
Mar 16, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Tea Board is investigating complaints by an exporter that certain teas sold in Europe as pure Ceylon tea are actually blended …
Mar 13, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka is expected to re-erect an import barrier soon to keep cheaper rice out of the reach of the island's consumers, but the …
Mar 11, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lankan importers will get an opportunity to present documents electronically to the customs by the middle of the year, the head of the …
Mar 10, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka is sending a high level delegation of senior government officials to save a preferential trade deal which is due end later in …
SYDNEY, February 23, 2010 (AFP) - Australian colleges catering to foreign students will face more rigorous regulation by year's end as the government weeds out …
Feb 16, 2010 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s exports grew 6.4 percent to 723.4 million dollars in December 2009 exceeding those of the year before for the …
Feb 16, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka is to start test runs on extending to several government agencies a long-delayed automated documentation system for trade that …
Feb 15, 2010 (LBO) – Sri Lanka intends to cut automated tea export document processing charges, reducing costs for shippers of the island’s main …
BRUSSELS, February 5, 2010 (AFP) - EU nations have decided to suspend Sri Lanka's preferential trade status because of the island's human rights record and …
Jan 20, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's exports fell 5.0 percent in December from a year earlier, with industrial exports falling 12.2 percent, though agricultural …
Jan 05, 2010 (LBO) – Tea imports for re-export by Sri Lanka, a major exporter, fell sharply last year as opposition by producers to importing teas …
Jan 04, 2010 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Central Bank is setting up an export-import bank to fast-track Sri Lanka's international trade, governor Nivard …
January 1, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's president on Friday dismissed the European Union's suspension of preferential trade status to the island, saying his …
JAKARTA, December 30, 2009 (AFP) - China and Southeast Asia establish the world's biggest free trade area (FTA) on Friday, liberalising billions of dollars in …
Dec 22, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's exports in October fell five percent from a year ago, the lowest decline so far this year, dragged down mainly by lower …
Dec 17, 2009 (LBO) - The European Union will recommend suspending a trade deal giving duty free access to Sri Lankan exports but hopes to reverse the decision …
GENEVA, December 2, 2009 (AFP) - Twenty-two developing and poor countries including emerging giants India and Brazil, on Wednesday agreed on a deal on cutting …
GENEVA, November 29, 2009 (AFP) - Over 100 developing countries called Sunday for an "urgent" conclusion of negotiations for a world trade liberalisation pact, …
Nov 30, 2009 (LBO) - High import tariffs maintained by Sri Lanka not only deter investors but also hurt the poor, the American envoy to the island has said. …