Sri Lanka, China to close free-trade deal: Colombo
COLOMBO, September 17, 2013 (AFP) – Sri Lanka and China will finalise a free-trade agreement ahead of a Commonwealth summit in Colombo in November, a …
COLOMBO, September 17, 2013 (AFP) – Sri Lanka and China will finalise a free-trade agreement ahead of a Commonwealth summit in Colombo in November, a …
Sept 05, 2013 (LBO) – India and Sri Lanka will sign a deal to promote handloom, powerloom and textile as a delegation visits the island during a fabric …
Sept 04, 2013 (LBO) – Trade between Sri Lanka and Vietnam has risen 20 percent in the first half of 2013, Hanoi’s envoy to Colombo Ton Sinh Thanh …
Aug 30, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka has probably overreacted in its response to stories of contaminated milk imported from abroad, information minister …
Aug 23, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Industrial Technology Institute said stocks of New Zealand milk held at port are free of a chemical contamination …
Aug 22, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s exports rose 6.8 percent to 807.4 million US dollars in June 2013 from a year earlier with apparel exports up 14.9 …
July 31, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka has declared two seaports as ‘free ports’ and an airport and two export processing zones as bonded areas, for …
SAN FRANCISCO, July 22, 2013 (AFP) – A study released on Monday showed that Internet-powered shopping across national borders has created “modern …
July 19, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s exports fell 1.5 percent to 793.9 million US dollars in May 2013 from a year earlier, but apparel exports rose …
July 12, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka is planning an export fair to showcase its products and services to the world in August 2014, and has appointed a high …
July 11, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka has to build capacity opportunities to be a processed food exporter, taking a cue from developments that occurred in East …
July 10, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka is in talks with China and Japan to sign free trade deals which will give more opportunities for exporters, Treasury …
WASHINGTON (AFP) – The United States withdrew key trade privileges from Bangladesh Thursday, citing dangerous conditions for workers in the wake of a …
June 27, 2013 (LBO) – Japan’s ITOCHU Corporation is looking at expanding trade and investment in banana and tuna fishing in the island, Sri …
June 25, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka and India has held talk on doubling trade to 10 billion US dollars over the next three years, removing non-tariff …
June 24, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s exports fell 6.8 percent in April 2013 to 696.6 million US dollars with apparels falling 14.98 percent to 275 …
June 21, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka slapped a 10 percent tax on gold, a senior government official deputy Treasury Secretary S R Attygalle said, as world …
June 11, 2013 (LBO) – Thai Union Manufacturing Company is planning a fish canning factory in Sri Lanka and a team is expected to arrive later this month …
June 11, 2013 (LBO) – A senior executive of Nestlé, a Swiss-based food group company has been appointed chairman of Sri Lanka’s state export …
June 04, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka drive to invest in ports, airports and ground transport will help the island link itself to the global trade, drive …