BREAKING: Commerce Minister expands surveillance to new-year promotions
Boosting its consumer safeguards in the new-year, the Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) has introduced a special seasonal monitoring program on the directions of the Minister of Industry and Commerce. As a result, CAA monitoring now expands to new year โsales promotionsโ by various firms and even seasonal discount campaign offersmore
Sri Lanka despatches largest business delegation to London
This year Sri Lanka will despatch its largest ever business and trade delegation targeting the Commonwealth. Sri Lanka is also scheduled to unveil its new country branding & slogan for its ICT sector in London next week.more
โThanks US-Renewed GSP boosts our trade even moreโ
The re-authorised US GSP shall become active for Lankan exporters from this April, according to Sri Lankaโs Minister of Industry and Commerce. Meanwhile, Lankan exports to US is now almost at $ 3 Bn threshold for the first time.more
BREAKING : Worldโs leader in car production wants Sri Lanka rubber, tyres
Sri Lankaโs rubber sector received a major opening from worldโs leader in car production on 28 March.more
Lanka-Bโdesh trade up by 17% to $ 166 Mn
Sri Lanka has called for stronger maritime and air links with Bangladesh to boost booming bilateral trade as well as FDIs. Meanwhile, trade between both countries has shown a steady surge not only in the last five years but even on YoY basis in 2017.more
ACMCโs new local MPs sworn in
The All Ceylon Makkal Congress (ACMC) has said its strong victory in the recently concluded local government polls is a result of formulating party activities by accurately understanding the pulse of its voters. โWe won because we voters understood our party is ready to act โ said Leader ofmore
ITC calls opening for e-commerce gateways
ย Sri Lankaโs internet and smartphone use has grown to a considerably high level in recent years but e-commerce users among them are still low-with unsatisfactory penetration.more
2018 INTERNATIONAL CONSUMER RIGHTS DAY TOMORROW
Sri Lanka will celebrate its 2018 International Consumer Rights Day tomorrow15 March with the first ever national consultation on domestic digital marketplace. And the landmark initiative, which aims to update domestic policies and regulatory laws to face digital transactions, is backed by the European Union and, a leading global expertmore
AFTER 17 YRS OF WORK SL ENACTS ANTI-DUMPING LAWS
After a 17 year long pursuit, Sri Lanka has finally enacted two landmark pieces of legislation that significantly advances the countryโs standing in global trade. With this move, Sri Lanka also joins the league of WTO members who keenly look to offset possible adverse impacts on their domestic industries frommore
First UNCTAD backed hi tech policy work unveiled in Colombo
Sri Lankaโs world class apparel industry needs high tech digitalisation to advance further-meanwhile Sri Lanka Department of Commerce has created history as it jointly launched the first ever Policymakersโ Session on Digitalisation of Trade and Industries series by UNCTAD for UNCTAD member countries on 8 March I Colombo.more