โI am pleased!โ – Rishad
Spot sales totaling $30592 (Rs 04 Million), $3.82 Mn investment inquiries and a strong attendance are among the outcomes at the EDBโs sixth intโl Footwear and Leather Fair in Colombo. The sixth edition of Footwear and Leather Fair that began on 07 February at BMICH, came to a closemore
“Good work by stakeholders and 40000+ workforce!”
Sri Lankaโs booming footwear and leather sector has demonstrated the highest exports surge in recent history while the industry players lauded praise on the government for the support given to them. โOur footwear and leather exports have shown a strong growth trend. In 2012, exports from this sector stoodmore
Worldโs biggest garment machine provider in new push on Lankan apparels
As 2013 apparel revenues topped $ 4.3 Bn, the worldโs largest industrial sewing machine manufacturer is stepping up its presence in Sri Lanka -and opened its second South Asian training facility in Colombo on 06 February. โThe garment industry in Sri Lanka is a very important contributor to Lankaโsmore
โOur FTAs offer 1Bn+ market to Tunisia!โ
Tunisia, the prominent North African investment hub and gateway to three strategic global markets with current talks for an FTA with USA, has opened its renowned investment forum to Sri Lanka for the first time. โI am privileged to invite Sri Lanka to our next Carthage Investment Forum sessionmore
โ6th event to move our sector closer to top intโl buyersโ
The Sri Lankan footwear and leather industry is growing at a steady pace-and has developed into a sector catering to international markets. โForthcoming 6th International Footwear & Leather Fair is a three day event and will move our producers, who now show 45% value addition, to international buyersโ saidmore
“We cover 40% of the world”
Buoyed by its latest exports turnaround, Sri Lanka is now marshalling its FTAs to directly catapault into major global regions-and for the first time, FTAs have become an FDI driver. โYou will be eligible for even more free trade when we begin our FTA with yet another G20 economy inmore
“Top draw for Reflection!” – Rishad
The biggest trade, tourism and investment exposition in history continues to draw increasing numbers of participants-including one from Canada as of 30ย October. โAs of now 660 Lankan and international exhibitors have confirmed for โReflection of Sri Lankaโ event. Also more than 800 expected buyers we have nowโ said an enthusiasticmore
2013 Exports turnaround!
Sri Lankaโs exports, which suffered a YoY decline of 7% in 2012, returned with a bang in 2013 posting a 6.2% surge! โI and EDB thank our exporters for their commitment for this strong performanceโ said an upbeat Rishad Bathiudeen, (Minister of Industry and Commerce) on 22 January. Ministermore
Lanka called for new role in Maldivian global rankings
In an unprecedented development, and for the first time, Sri Lankaโs institutional biz know-how is sought for at international levels. โYour strong Ease of Doing Business Index ranking has set an example for other SAARC Countries. I think we can learn from you of this process. We would likemore
Hong Kong breakthrough
In a new breakthrough after a year from the first ever successful Hong Kong-Sri Lanka biz MoU in 2013, some Hong Kong based manufacturers are now looking to move factories to Sri Lanka-and a high powered biz delegation from HK is now scheduled for April. โThe first ever businessmore