Sri Lanka–Turkey trade talks resume in Ankara after 26 years ‘We meet at a momentous time after 26 years’-Rishad Second SL-Turkey trade talks successfully conclude in Ankara ‘Bigger benefits due to our India, Pakistan FTAs & ETCA’-Rishad As bilateral trade surged by more than 130%, trade talks between Turkeymore
UN calls Lankan Muslim community to closely work with SL Peacebuilding Plan (“ර්ශ්රී ලංකාවේ මුස්ලිම් ගැටලු ගැන එක්සත් ජාතීන්ගේ සංවිධානය අවබොධයෙන්”-See Below) UN Senior Official Jenca writes to Rishad ‘UN Secretary General aware of your plight’-Asst SG Jenca Says UN endorses SL Peacebuilding Priority Plan ‘SL Peacebuilding Plan comingmore
The first ever Sri Lanka–Bangladesh Free Trade Agreement is to be a reality by next March-and both countries, being members of SAFTA, APTA and BIMSTEC are positioning for a huge cross-border cargo transshipment increase via the Port of Colombo.more
Talks to enhance bilateral trade between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh opened in Colombo today 9 November. The first Ministerial level talks to take place since the Dhaka round in 2012, the session focused on co-operation in trade and industry, and specifically air services, tourism, shipping, and ITC.more
Being a smaller economy, it is important for Sri Lanka to align with Sustainable Development Goals. “It is important for a smaller economy such as Sri Lanka to streamline its trade and economic policies aligning them with sustainable development goals” said Minister of Industry and Commerce Rishad Bathiudeen making amore
Leader of ACMC Rishad Bathiudeen MP (and Minister of Industry and Commerce of Sri Lanka) unveiled the European branch of ACMC and commenced ACMC’s international presence on 3 November in Geneva.more
Sri Lanka owes its global debtors $65 Bn while the lower tariffs have brought in formidable challenges -and any tariff adjustments are only a temporary measure. Sri Lanka also seeks flexibilities as well as Special and Differential Treatments during future WTO negotiations.more
By Chamodi Gunawardana-Daily FT Marking the 26th anniversary of Muslim people evicted from the north, All Ceylon Makkal Congress (ACMC) Leader and Minister Rishad Bathiudeen yesterday urged the Government to create an overarching policy to provide land and other resources for all Internally Displaced People (IDPs) to return to theirmore
International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, has readily extended its support to women business and SME initiatives by Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Industry and Commerce thus boosting Ministry’s blueprints on Lankan SME development. Praising Minister Rishad Bathiudeen for his ‘holistic approach to Lankan entrepreneurship’, amore
Sri Lanka announced that it is seeking Special and Differential Treatment (S&DT) for its agricultural and even service exports under WTO-and the WTO Lankan Trade Policy Review will take place in early November, said the apex global trade regulator on 26 October in Colombo.more
Leader of All Ceylon Makkal Congress