Lanka to ink FTA with Bangladesh
Sri Lanka is looking at formulating a Free Trade
Agreements with Bangladesh," said President Mahinda Rajapaksa.
Speaking at the inauguration of Lankaputhra Development Bank at
Temple Trees yesterday, he said that Sri Lanka already has FTAs with
India and Pakistan and want to broadbase it to other countries in
the region as well.
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Cost of fertiliser affecting tea industry crop quality
The tea industry is predicting a major output
and quality crisis due to the high fertiliser prices with the
cessation of the tea subsidy from this year, industry sources said.
Due to the cessation of the fertiliser subsidy by the Government,
the prices have increased dramatically that resulted in most small
tea holders and certain regional plantation management companies
being reluctant to use fertiliser, Asia Siyaka Commodities (Pvt) Ltd
spokesman Dinal Fernando said.
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Lanka can enter Indian apparel market - Consultant
Sri Lanka has potential to enter the Indian
apparel market in a big way as the Indian retail industry is
preparing to boom, IT Consultant, International Trade Centre, Simran
Singh said addressing a seminar on Marketing Apparel in India
organised by the Joint Apparel Association Forum.
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