Sri Lanka exports show tepid growth during first 5 months
Aug 02, 2017 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's earnings from exports expanded in May by 7.8 percent to 841 million dollars, on an year-on-year basis, however during the …
Aug 02, 2017 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's earnings from exports expanded in May by 7.8 percent to 841 million dollars, on an year-on-year basis, however during the …
July 31, 2017 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s expenditure on motor vehicle imports declined by 32 percent to 194 billion rupees in 2016 compared with 2015 when Sri …
By P.K. Balachandran The Sino-Sri Lankan deal over a controversial deep water port in Hambantota in south Sri Lanka, which has been hanging fire since January …
July 28, 2017 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Parliament on Friday was adjourned following a tense situation in the chamber with opposition parliamentarians staging a …
By P.K. Balachandran A freshly minted Sino-Sri Lankan agreement on the controversial Hambantota port will be submitted to the Sri Lankan parliament for a …
July 25, 2017 (LBO) - Sri Lanka motor car registrations dipped slightly in June to 2,800 units from 2,812 registered in May, JB Securities said in a research …
July 25, 2017 (LBO) - Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC and Sampath Bank PLC together have announced the introduction of real-time, online payments to Sri Lanka …
(PRESS RELEASE) - Established more than 200 years ago in 1809, Sri Lanka Customs is one of the oldest Customs administrations in the world. In their quest to …
July 19, 2017 (LBO) – Cabinet nod has been received to modernize the Jaya Container Terminal (JCT) of the Sri Lanka Ports Authority in order to improve the …
July 17, 2017 (LBO) - Sri Lanka is preparing for a seventh session of talks with China on a Free Trade Agreement, the Ministry of Industry and Commerce said. …
By P.K. Balachandran Bangladesh’s first-ever FTA will be with Sri Lanka and that is expected to signed by year end, Bangladesh’s Foreign Secretary Mohmmad …
July 11, 2017 (LBO) - The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Sri Lanka will organize Aadhayam 2017, a national trade fair, to help businesses …
By P.K. Balachandran Assuaging fears that India is set to “impose” an Economic and Technical Cooperation Agreement (ETCA) on Sri Lanka, the Indian High …
July 03, 2017 (LBO) - GSP plus eligibility could add 350 million dollars in export revenue to Sri Lanka, while increasing potential for FDI, the minister for …
June 30, 2017 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Watawala Plantations is planning to set up a separate company relating to the tea business segment of the company by …
June 28, 2017 (LBO) - Navis, a part of Cargotec Corporation, a provider of operational technologies and services across the shipping supply chain, said South …
June 27, 2017 (LBO) - ‘Sri Lanka Economic Summit 2017’ will dig deeper into the island's trade reform agenda anchored towards new preferential trade …
June 22, 2017 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s cabinet approval has been granted to postpone the abolition of SVAT system until the end of this year. Accordingly, the …
An increased interest to import products from Sri Lanka to Sweden has been noticed since the GSP+ came in to function. This was confirmed on Tuesday 20th June …
June 16, 2017 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Ministry of Industry and Commerce plans a trade and business delegation visit to Bangladesh next month, on the back of a …