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Sri Lanka’s war-ravaged northern and eastern provinces were brought to a standstill on Tuesday by a mass hartal (strike and business closure) in protest against President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s new ...
News Sri Lanka » Eastern » Trade: Debt-stricken Sri Lanka Signs a Free Trade Pact With Thailand
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: External pressures push current account into deficit amid Middle East conflict
Sri Lanka’s external sector faced severe renewed pressures in April 2026, with the current account slipping into a deficit of US$ 532 million, largely driven by the escalating conflict in the Middle ...
News Sri Lanka » Eastern » Trade: Thailand, Sri Lanka sign free trade agreement
COLOMBO, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Thailand and Sri Lanka signed a Free Trade Agreement on Saturday, a move Sri Lanka hopes will help it emerge from its worst financial crisis in decades. The island nation ...
News Sri Lanka » Eastern » Trade: Koggala free trade zone workers in Sri Lanka establish action committee
Yesterday, a group of workers from the Esquel and Aura garment factories in the Koggala Free Trade Zone (KFTZ), located about 135 km south of Colombo, formed an action committee. The decision, which ...