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Sri Lanka’s April exports flat, car imports help widen trade gap

Sri Lanka’s trade deficit widened in April 2018 from a year ago as export earnings growth was flat while imports…

7 years ago

How China Got Sri Lanka to Cough Up a Port

HAMBANTOTA, Sri Lanka — Every time Sri Lanka’s president, Mahinda Rajapaksa, turned to his Chinese allies for loans and assistance…

7 years ago

Sri Lanka preparing to host largest travel trade show

To attract Top 200 global tourism operators to the country   Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau (SLTPB) signs as the…

7 years ago

Russia, China first to sip Ceylon Tea’s global promotion in Oct.

The Sri Lanka Tea Board (SLTB) is tipped to launch its much-talked about Rs.4 billion global promotion campaign by mid-October…

7 years ago

SLTPB tie-up with airlines on joint promos

Tourism promotion officials are in talks with airlines aimed at attracting more travellers while working jointly with tour operators. Sri…

7 years ago

US will push SL to honour its promises – Dhanapala

Former UN Under-Secretary-General for Disarmament Jayantha Dhanapala, commenting on the United States of America (US) quitting the United Nations Human…

7 years ago

FINAL TRANCHE FOR HAMBANTOTA PORT CM PORT TO PAY US $ 585 M THIS WEEK

China Merchant Port Holdings Ltd will pay the final tranche of  US$ 585 Million  for the Hambantota  Port  this week.…

7 years ago

Trump threatens tariffs on additional $200bn in Chinese imports

US President Donald Trump has threatened to levy a 10% tariff on $200bn (£151bn) of Chinese goods in a tit-for-tat…

7 years ago

Big gains for Sri Lanka from faster trade transport times: ADB

South Asian countries like Sri Lanka could make significant economic gains by improving international transport times, according to a new…

7 years ago

Sri Lanka rupee hovers near 160 to the dollar

Sri Lanka’s rupee closed at 159.95/95 against the spot US dollar Monday, near the psychological 160 to the US dollar…

7 years ago