Sri Lankaโ€™s pioneering workforce smartcard launched to honour its apparel workforce has matured to become the first ever dual swipe card in the country-and the Sri Lankan Minister of Commerce vows to safeguard its apparel exports from the looming Trans Pacific Partnership trade agreement.more

โ€˜All top 20 global shipping lines call on Colomboโ€™-Rishad at #WEDF2016 16th WEDF coming to Sri Lanka, unveiled in Colombo #WEDF2016 this October in Colombo โ€˜Lankaโ€™s regional hub role growingโ€™-ITCโ€™s Gonzalez โ€˜#WEDF2016 an investment call as wellโ€™-Rishad โ€˜Strategically located Lanka best place for WEDFโ€™- Gonzalez โ€˜Strategic connectivity helped our apparelmore

China is a promising market for Sri Lankaโ€™s select, premium products such as gems โ€“and an important round of bilateral talks on Lanka-China FTA is scheduled for next month.more

After 13 years, Sri Lankaโ€™s state controlled wholesale giant CWE has actively re-entered the domestic FMCG market on 10 April. The Cooperative Wholesale Establishment (CWE), the 1949 born Sri Lankaโ€™s oldest state owned corporation to be active even today after 67 years, unveiled its new Northern wholesale hub in Vavuniyamore

Minister of Industry and Commerce Rishad Bathiudeenย  opened the 315th branch of SATHOSA at SAINTHAMARUTHU, Maligakadu on 03 April.more

Sri Lanka is โ€˜very keenโ€™-and moving ahead on the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with China, assured a top Lankan Minister on 30 March in Colombo.more

As Lankan industries face increasing market challenges, accurate identification of their costs is essential for them to face both local and global competition. Therefore it is time that Lankan industries adopt stronger cost controls across the board, said a top Lankan Cabinet Minister on 29 March.more

A high level trade confab in Colombo attended by reps from the Commonwealth, Canadaโ€™s IISD, Netherlandโ€™s South Centre, New Delhi reps and top Lankan trade officials is to start mapping the way forward on multilateral trade play of developing countries. Interestingly, the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) is to be amore

The state owned LANKA SATHOSA islandwide store chain will continue to remain with the public and shall not be divested, a top Lankan Cabinet Minister vowed on 15 March.more

Lankan apparels enter 3D design platform for the first time โ€˜Our apparels to US growing by 6%โ€™-Rishad Twin initiatives upgrades Lankan apparel training Global 3D design leader Optitex supports SLITA $30000 Optitex license entirely free to Sri Lanka The leading provider of hi-tech solutions for the global textile industry hasmore