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  Sri Lanka marked yet another milestone in its global trade on 23 August as it arrived at the very frontlines of the 1.6 Bn strong markets of emergent South Asian economic union. On 23 August, the country was unanimously elected by SAARCโ€™s top trade decision makers, the SAFTA bloc,more

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  Mauritius, which is positioning towards becoming an ocean economy, is bullish on direct air-links with Sri Lanka. โ€œExpediting the signing of Air Services Agreement and exploring possibilities of extending Sri Lankan Airlinesโ€™ flights to Mauritiusย  will boost bilateral cooperation between Sri Lanka and Mauritius significantlyโ€ stressed an upbeat Arvinmore

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  Signalling a positive turn for its export diversification moves, Sri Lanka has notched itself up in the latest Global Competitiveness Index. And no less than 22 FTAs have helped Sri Lankaโ€™s topmost Southern hemispheric trading partner to lift itself off from a โ€˜backyard GDPโ€™ and speed up to onemore

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    Trade within the IOR-ARC (Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Co-operation) is still low in comparison to many other regional groupings such as EU and NAFTA. โ€œTrade within the IOR-RAC stands around $ 1.1 Trillion which is about 25% of the total trade of the region. However, thismore

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  Sri Lankaโ€™s third largest global financier envisions the country to be a good investment destination. It also urges patience and communication between all parties while cautioning that the conflict is not a two dimensional issue anymoreโ€“and becomes bullish on Sri Lankaโ€™s new peace. โ€œAs you recover and restore amore

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In 2012 Japan was Sri Lankaโ€™s third largest foreign financier after China and India as a Development Partner committing $ 521 Mn. 39 Japanese private investment projects are in operation , the bulk of them entering in the immediate aftermath of the opening of our economy in 1977. more

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We are very happy to see that our two delegations were able to discuss and deliberate on each and every item of the agenda in detail in a cordial and friendly atmosphere, with a view to achieving the set objectives of the Joint Economic Commission. I would like to appreciate all the officials from both sides for their excellent and dedicated deliberations and contributions at this Joint Commission session. more

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  While its own visiting investor delegation made busy preparations for one of the largest B2Bโ€™ sessions to be held in Colombo, Belgium, a top buyer of diamonds from Sri Lanka, declared that the forthcoming FTA with China โ€˜a major step for Sri Lankaโ€™. โ€œSri Lankaโ€™s forthcoming FTA with Chinamore