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News Sri Lanka » Eastern » Trade: Beyond transhipment: How Sri Lanka can monetise geopolitical disruption

News channel or source: https://www.ft.lk/columns/Beyond-transhipment-How-Sri-Lanka-can-monetise-geopolitical-disruption/4-798522

Published on: Sunday 11 October 2026

The world’s economy is changing fast but not because anyone planned it this way. Ships can no longer safely pass through the Red Sea. ..

News Sri Lanka » Eastern » Trade: Intex Sri Lanka- 2027

News channel or source: https://www.fibre2fashion.com/trade-fairs/intex-sri-lanka-2027-67007

Published on: Monday 03 August 2026

4th Aug, 2027 to 6th Aug, 2027 at Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall, Colombo, Sri Lanka Since its launch in 2015, Intex has evolved into the region’s most influential and largest ...

News Sri Lanka » Eastern » Trade: Debt-stricken Sri Lanka Signs a Free Trade Pact With Thailand

News channel or source: https://thediplomat.com/2024/02/debt-stricken-sri-lanka-signs-a-free-trade-pact-with-thailand/

Published on: Sunday 04 February 2024

Abroad, India’s RSS Speaks of ‘Love.’ At Home, Its Affiliates Attack Christians. Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe (right) poses for a photograph with Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin at ...

News Sri Lanka » Eastern » Trade: Striking a new bargain on India–Sri Lanka free trade

News channel or source: https://eastasiaforum.org/2026/09/02/striking-a-new-bargain-on-india-sri-lanka-free-trade/

Published on: Wednesday 02 September 2026

Since its implementation in 2000, the India–Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement (ISFTA) has significantly expanded India–Sri Lanka trade, investment and tourism. But it now needs to be deepened beyond ...

News Sri Lanka » Eastern » Trade: EU Statement at the Trade Policy Review of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, 15 October 2025

News channel or source: https://www.eeas.europa.eu/delegations/world-trade-organization-wto/eu-statement-trade-policy-review-democratic-socialist-republic-sri-lanka-15-october-2025_en?s=69

Published on: Monday 19 October 2015

I would first like to welcome the Delegation of Sri Lanka, led by Mr Hon. Herath Mudiyanselage Wasantha Samarasinghe, Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Co-operative Development. My ...

News Sri Lanka » Eastern » Trade: Sri Lanka’s Apparel Sector Celebrates Duty-Free Access to UK Market

News channel or source: https://wwd.com/sourcing-journal/trade/sri-lanka-apparel-sector-duty-free-trade-agreement-united-kingdom-dcts-1238861301/

Published on: Tuesday 13 January 2026

In what could be viewed as a gift to usher in the new year, the wider tariff-free access announced last year by the United Kingdom under its Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS) came into effect ...