Mauritius, which is positioning towards becoming an ocean economy, is bullish on direct air-links with Sri Lanka. โExpediting the signing of Air Services Agreement and exploring possibilities of extending Sri Lankan Airlinesโ flights to Mauritiusย will boost bilateral cooperation between Sri Lanka and Mauritius significantlyโ stressed an upbeat Arvinmore
Signalling a positive turn for its export diversification moves, Sri Lanka has notched itself up in the latest Global Competitiveness Index. And no less than 22 FTAs have helped Sri Lankaโs topmost Southern hemispheric trading partner to lift itself off from a โbackyard GDPโ and speed up to onemore
Trade within the IOR-ARC (Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Co-operation) is still low in comparison to many other regional groupings such as EU and NAFTA. โTrade within the IOR-RAC stands around $ 1.1 Trillion which is about 25% of the total trade of the region. However, thismore
Sri Lankaโs third largest global financier envisions the country to be a good investment destination. It also urges patience and communication between all parties while cautioning that the conflict is not a two dimensional issue anymoreโand becomes bullish on Sri Lankaโs new peace. โAs you recover and restore amore
In 2012 Japan was Sri Lankaโs third largest foreign financier after China and India as a Development Partner committing $ 521 Mn. 39 Japanese private investment projects are in operation , the bulk of them entering in the immediate aftermath of the opening of our economy in 1977. more
In this photo courtesy of WTO/ANTARA, Rishad Bathiudeen (Minister of Industry and Commerce of Sri Lanka) addresses the Day 3 session of the 9th WTO Ministerial Conference 2013 on 3 December 2013.ย The Doha Development Agenda has been on hold for 12 years. And despite challenges, Sri Lankamore
We are very happy to see that our two delegations were able to discuss and deliberate on each and every item of the agenda in detail in a cordial and friendly atmosphere, with a view to achieving the set objectives of the Joint Economic Commission. I would like to appreciate all the officials from both sides for their excellent and dedicated deliberations and contributions at this Joint Commission session. more
While its own visiting investor delegation made busy preparations for one of the largest B2Bโ sessions to be held in Colombo, Belgium, a top buyer of diamonds from Sri Lanka, declared that the forthcoming FTA with China โa major step for Sri Lankaโ. โSri Lankaโs forthcoming FTA with Chinamore
Having faced the international market challenges our exports are now gradually strengthening..more
The forthcoming China-Sri Lanka FTA is the biggest development in Sino-Lanka cooperation history since the 1952 Rubber-Rice Pact. And China is keen to see the groundwork on this FTA completed by December this year.ย โMy mission is to start the China-Sri Lanka FTA process. The forthcoming FTA is themore
Leader of All Ceylon Makkal Congress