𝐑𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐁𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐧. 𝐌𝐏

Sri Lankan industries have been assured that the FTAs being mooted will not affect them -nor will result in an imports dump that the domestic manufacturers are fearful of. In fact, the much sought after anti-dumping legislation has been cleared by the Attorney General and is ready to head tomore

The first ever National Cooperative Policy is expected to be ready by November. The policy, guided by International Labour Organization’s R193 recommendations, has been in the works for the last 10 years.more

Sri Lankan accountants’ role in proposed economic reforms cannot be overstated-and any new Accountancy bodies to be established should take care to not to degrade the worldwide reputation and integrity of Lankan Chartered Accountants.more

Sri Lanka has begun boosting its world class porcelain, glass and red-clay industry segments with a host of new initiatives -and has also realised that the red-clay sector that is now surging as a result of next year’s Asbestos ban, packs considerable promise for the economy.more

Sri Lanka is not hiding its optimism for its apparels in the post GSP Plus era –especially a further $400 Mn revenues from exports are now in the pipeline for the sector.more

Sri Lanka unveiled its first ever SME incubator on 13 September and vowed its third generation economic reforms shall be led by innovation, technology transfer and SMEs.more

As Sri Lanka-Bangladesh trade continued its steady climb, a top Bangladeshi Minister has recently issued a high level call for speedier Free Trade Agreement with Sri Lanka, to conclude as early as next year. And the yet another SL-B’desh Working Group on Trade is also to take place in Colombomore

Sri Lanka has started infusing locally milled rice to the markets and has also inked an agreement with Indian private suppliers for immediate rice tranches to Colombo.more

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission to Sri Lanka has sent positive vibes on a call to strengthen the workforce skills of the country’s largest state owned retail store chain, Lanka Sathosa.more