‘shipping liberalisation part of governmentโs reform workโ
Danish owned AP Moller-Maersk, the world’s largest container shipping line, has welcomed Sri Lankaโs recent move to liberalise its shipping sector on 4 December. โThe Budget 2018โs proposals on Lankan shipping liberalization are very constructiveโ said the visiting AP MOLLER-MAERSKโs Senior Director South Asia, Julian Michael Bevis. MAERSKโs South Asiamore
SL-UAE Relations long-standing
The Gulf regionโs most competitive economy is upbeat on its future trade prospects with Sri Lanka.more
1998 pact Sri Lankaโs most significant bond with India
No partnership between India and Sri Lanka is as strong as the historic Indo-Lanka trade pact inked way back in 1998.more
MENIK CAMP RETURNS TO LIFE-IN A GOOD WAY
The Sri Lankan refugee displacement village that entered the global limelight as the worldโs largest refugee camp at one time, has been brought back to life- but not as yet another grim tale of displacement, rather as part of a new US $ 1.8 Mn national apparel initiative at villagemore
eu gsp DELIVERS A PLUS FOR APPAREL EXPORTS
EU GSP Plus has delivered its most prominent success for Sri Lankan exports to-date since its announcement.more
20000 MT rice now in Colombo
The first batch of low priced rice out of the huge 100000 MT Indian rice tranche has been offloaded and is now moving within Sri Lankan retail market, ending any supply fears.more
new wholesale network under Lanka Sathosa
Launching a major assault on the countryโs raging Cost of Living, Sri Lanka closed its international tender call for 200,000 MT rice tranche and swiftly enlisted its vast cooperative network on 1 November to battle the countryโs cost of living onslaught which is now entering the wild territory. Sri Lankamore
Qatar-SL trade talks CLOSED in Colombo
Both Qatar and Sri Lanka vowed to break their present low trade threshold and to move towards bigger targets on 31 October in Colombo. Sri Lanka meanwhile is excited of abundant natural gas potentials of State of Qatar.more
Intโl rice tender closes
The international rice tender recently floated by Sri Lanka for global procurement will close at 2pm on 31 October. Meanwhile, 17000 MT of parboiled rice from India is already in the local marketplace, now sold via Lanka Sathosa outlets at only Rs 74 per kilo. ย more
BREAKING: Qatar-Sri Lanka talks this Monday with a huge Doha delegation
Within four days of a Presidential level delegation from Sri Lanka successfully wrapping up its bilateral work in Doha, the State of Qatar is despatching an official delegation led by an influential Qatari Minister to Colombo to move bilateral trade actions forward.more