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…

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,…