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Asia’s second growth power nods at landmark pact, calls for direct connectivity for the first time   ‘Time to get back on track’-Rishad ‘Great, want direct air services too!’-(HE) Bandillo Bilateral trade at $40 Mn ‘Why not supply catamarans too?!’ –(HE) Bandillo As bilateral trade moved to $40 Mn, Asia’smore

‘FTA can boost trade to $1B’-B’Desh   ‘Feasibility studies completed’–Rishad Biggest B’Deshi biz delegation in Colombo ‘Trying to get an FTA’-Rahman, B’desh ICC ‘Consult before financial consolidation’-Rishad Bilateral trade rises by 67% An FTA between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh could boost current trade levels by seven-fold while Sri Lanka, onmore

Sri Lanka introduces sweeping changes to rice production and marketing   ‘Want to break the rice monopoly’–Gamini  PMB removed from paddy purchases Says closed SME rice mills to re-start immediately ‘Budget relief should go to people’-Rishad ‘Ensuring minimum purchase price a problem’-Gamini In a new turn of events, Sri Lankamore

Rishad & Gamini bulldoze a Lankan supply monopoly grip overnight   ‘No special preferences!’-Rishad ‘Selection Committee next week’–Gamini  CWE supplier selection system scrapped New system in place next week ‘Ready to listen-call any time’-Rishad In a major development in Sri Lanka’s wholesale market pricing-and thereby the critical Cost of Living-themore

  Sudden December surge pushes 2014 total exports to $11B 2014 annual exports up by 6.7%   December monthly up by 9%! ‘Looking to recover GSP+ too’-Rishad Sri Lanka’s exports continued on its growth trend in Y2014-supported also by a sudden monthly surge in December. “We have a total $11more

  Sri Lanka calls for direct UN engagement with its industries for the first time ‘Calling for full UNIDO presence here’-Rishad ‘Six new UNIDO projects for Sri Lanka-DG LI Yong “Lima Declaration important’-Rishad Also 89 UNIDO projects in last 4 decades Industries at 31.4% of GDP Sri Lanka has calledmore

‘Strongly praise budgetary support for exports’ –Rishad Commends GSP+ regaining push ‘$4.9Bn trade with EU could have been even higher’-Rishad Welcomes the new BFN Unit! Praises measures on EU fish ban The latest measures relating to exports introduced by 29 Thursday’s interim-budget are praiseworthy-and the Ministry of Industry and Commercemore

‘No change in Lanka’s liberal market policies’–Rishad to India • ‘We praise Sri Lanka’s new outlook!’- Indian Dep High Comm Bagchi • ‘India now our largest supplier’-Rishad • 2013 total trade tops $3.6 Bn • ‘Time to expand to investments & services’-Indian Dep High Comm Bagchi • Balance of trademore

Washington soft power backed Lankan women biz policy unveiled in Colombo Lanka’s WCIC unveils a key Policy Brief ‘Only 34% women’s labour force active’–WCIC’s Rifa Cooperated by Washington’s CIPE! ‘Ready to help’-Rishad US-Lanka economic ties at $3Bn The clarion call of Sri Lanka’s women entrepreneurs to integrate them to themore