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Debt-stricken Sri Lanka signed a trade pact with Thailand on Saturday in a bid to boost trade and investment as the Indian Ocean island nation is struggling to recover from its worst economic crisis ...
News Sri Lanka » Eastern » Trade: Sri Lanka's exports to India surge 160% in five years as bilateral trade tops US$ 7.2 BN
Sri Lanka, July 13 -- Sri Lanka's exports to India have grown by nearly 160% over the past five years, significantly outpacing the growth of India's exports to Sri Lanka, Indian High Commissioner to ...
News Sri Lanka » Eastern » Trade: Sri Lankan free trade zone workers protest against new labour laws
Around 2,000 private sector workers staged a protest in front of Colombo Fort Railway Station on July 25 demanding that the government withdraw its proposed new labour laws and halt pension fund cuts.
News Sri Lanka » Eastern » Trade: The Plunder of Sri Lanka Through Trade Misinvoicing
In March 2026, a Washington-based think tank, Global Financial Integrity (GFI), released its report on “Trade-Related Illicit Financial Flows in Developing Asia” for the 2013–2022 period. The report ...
News Sri Lanka » Eastern » Trade: Sri Lanka foreign reserves fall 6.2-pct in June 2026
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s foreign reserves fell 6.2 percent to US$ 6,450 million by end June 2026, from 6,873 million dollars a month earlier amid central bank purchasing US$70.5 million on a net ...