Category: Trade
Sri Lanka merchandise exports up 6.7-pct to US$11bn in 2014
Feb 10, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s annual provisional merchandise exports increased by 6.67 percent to 11.079 billion rupees, Export Development board of Sri Lanka (EDB) said in a statement. Fisheries for the month of December 2014 up by 7.8 percent to 22.83 million rupees. Declines experienced by coconuts by eight percent to 40 million […]
India says it is time for trade expansion
Jan 28, 2015 (LBO) – India’s Deputy High Commissioner says with the political changes in Sri Lanka ,it’s high time for both countries to expand the trade from goods to investment and service exchanges. Indo-Sri Lanka relations have been historic and diverse and with the new changes in Sri Lanka, relations can move towards new […]
Sri Lanka exporters urges removal of barriers to boost export
Jan 20, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Exporters’ Association said that it expects that the new government will take steps to eliminate some of the barriers and deficiencies the sector faces towards boosting exports. Releasing a statement, the apex body of exporters said that the association has continuously lobbied on several platforms and to relevant […]
’’s Yunnan Province for a corporate agreement
Jan 16, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Export Development Board (EDB) in talks with China’s Yunnan province for a corporate agreement to increase exports from the island, especially of high-value products, EDB said in a statement. We are currently preparing one of the strongest ever delegations to this year’s CSAE fair and we also positively […]