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UN calls Lankan Muslim community to closely work with SL Peacebuilding Plan (“เถปเทŠโ€เทเทŠโ€เถปเท“ เถฝเถ‚เถšเทเท€เทš เถธเท”เทƒเทŠเถฝเท’เถธเทŠ เถœเทเถงเถฝเท” เถœเทเถฑ เถ‘เถšเทŠเทƒเถญเทŠ เถขเทเถญเท“เถฑเทŠเถœเทš เทƒเถ‚เท€เท’เถฐเทเถฑเถบ เถ…เท€เถถเทœเถฐเถบเท™เถฑเทŠโ€-See Below)   UN Senior Official Jenca writes to Rishad โ€˜UN Secretary General aware of your plightโ€™-Asst SG Jenca Says UN endorses SL Peacebuilding Priority Plan โ€˜SL Peacebuilding Plan comingmore

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The first ever Sri Lankaโ€“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

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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 inย  trade and industry, and specifically air services, tourism, shipping, and ITC.more

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Being a smaller economy, it is important for Sri Lanka to align with Sustainable Development Goals. โ€œIt is important for a smaller economy such as Sri Lanka to streamline its trade and economic policies aligning them with sustainable development goalsโ€ said Minister of Industry and Commerce Rishad Bathiudeen making amore

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Leader of ACMC Rishad Bathiudeen MP (and Minister of Industry and Commerce of Sri Lanka) unveiled the European branch of ACMC and commenced ACMCโ€™s international presence on 3 November in Geneva.more

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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

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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

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International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, has readily extended its support to women business and SME initiatives by Sri Lankaโ€™s Ministry of Industry and Commerce thus boosting Ministryโ€™s blueprints on Lankan SME development. Praising Minister Rishad Bathiudeen for his โ€˜holistic approach to Lankan entrepreneurshipโ€™, amore

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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

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Eighth regional STC now live in Sainthamaruthu, Ampara District Huge Eastern crowds at STC opening โ€˜Bringing STC to Eastern consumers for the first timeโ€™-Rishad Having posted strong profits for 2016, Sri Lankaโ€™s official supply giant to the state has entered the District of Ampara to serve the demanding consumers ofmore