Sri Lanka loses EU trade benefits
COMMENT: EU keeps door open on GSP+ with Sri Lanka
It was inevitable that European member states would vote to withdraw GSP+ trade benefits from Sri Lanka after the European…
EU: Retailers brace as Sri Lanka loses trade benefit
Months of uncertainty over sourcing apparel from Sri Lanka have come to an end after the European Union (EU) this…
SRI LANKA: Government urged to deliver on wage promise
Sri Lankan trade unions are putting pressure on the government to fulfil election promises for wage increases.Trade unions maintain that…
INSIGHT: EU to continue GSP+ dialogue with Sri Lanka
The head of the European Union (EU) delegation to Sri Lanka, ambassador Bernard Savage, said this week that the EU is…
SRI LANKA: EC recommends withdrawal of GSP+ status
The European Commission (EC) has made a long-awaited decision to temporarily suspend preferential trade terms for Sri Lanka because of…
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SWITZERLAND: Sri Lanka fears tariff proposals will hit trade
Sri Lanka’s director-general of commerce, Gomi Senadhira, says a draft blueprint on how to slash tariffs - yet to be…
SRI LANKA: Apparel firms in bullish mood over GSP+
At a time when Sri Lanka's apparel sector is already seeing its exports hit by the slowdown in consumer spending,…