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Sri Lanka steps up consumer relief efforts Four Cabinet Ministers call retail sector to obey New MRPs now in force More than 1000 detections by CAA! ‘Strict action’-Rishad ‘Call 1977 free-any time of day!’ –Jayawickreme Perera As reported incidences of consumer price violations increased, Sri Lanka stepped up its battlemore

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OECD growth economy calls for Bilateral Investment Pact with Sri Lanka   Looking for Construction, Agri investments ‘Such a Pact will open the door for our investors’– (HE) Amb. Okyay ‘Good-let’s also boost trade’-Rishad YoY Bilateral trade up by huge 34% In its first ever national level investment push onmore

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ProFood-ProPack & Agribiz ’15 mega event announced in Colombo Processed food exports recover, then rise by 14%! Our packaging exports at $74 Mn-Rishad ‘Thanks for government’s support’-Food Industry ‘Farm to the Table concept’-Agribiz Sri Lanka’s food processing industry stands above the country’s apparel sector when it comes to value additionmore

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Sri Lanka’s biggest FDI partner to introduce its successful Industrialisation Model here  ‘Here’s the reason for Malaysia’s success’-Special Envoy Vellu reveals ‘Partner with us and win SA market’-Rishad ‘Partnering on G2G projects too’ -Special Envoy Vellu Bilateral trade jumps by 31% FDI inflow to SL quadruples in 2013! Sri Lanka’smore

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Asia’s second growth power nods at landmark pact, calls for direct connectivity for the first time   ‘Time to get back on track’-Rishad ‘Great, want direct air services too!’-(HE) Bandillo Bilateral trade at $40 Mn ‘Why not supply catamarans too?!’ –(HE) Bandillo As bilateral trade moved to $40 Mn, Asia’smore

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‘FTA can boost trade to $1B’-B’Desh   ‘Feasibility studies completed’–Rishad Biggest B’Deshi biz delegation in Colombo ‘Trying to get an FTA’-Rahman, B’desh ICC ‘Consult before financial consolidation’-Rishad Bilateral trade rises by 67% An FTA between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh could boost current trade levels by seven-fold while Sri Lanka, onmore

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Sri Lanka introduces sweeping changes to rice production and marketing   ‘Want to break the rice monopoly’–Gamini  PMB removed from paddy purchases Says closed SME rice mills to re-start immediately ‘Budget relief should go to people’-Rishad ‘Ensuring minimum purchase price a problem’-Gamini In a new turn of events, Sri Lankamore

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Rishad & Gamini bulldoze a Lankan supply monopoly grip overnight   ‘No special preferences!’-Rishad ‘Selection Committee next week’–Gamini  CWE supplier selection system scrapped New system in place next week ‘Ready to listen-call any time’-Rishad In a major development in Sri Lanka’s wholesale market pricing-and thereby the critical Cost of Living-themore

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  Sudden December surge pushes 2014 total exports to $11B 2014 annual exports up by 6.7%   December monthly up by 9%! ‘Looking to recover GSP+ too’-Rishad Sri Lanka’s exports continued on its growth trend in Y2014-supported also by a sudden monthly surge in December. “We have a total $11more

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  Sri Lanka calls for direct UN engagement with its industries for the first time ‘Calling for full UNIDO presence here’-Rishad ‘Six new UNIDO projects for Sri Lanka-DG LI Yong “Lima Declaration important’-Rishad Also 89 UNIDO projects in last 4 decades Industries at 31.4% of GDP Sri Lanka has calledmore