Sri Lanka
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2-Nov-2016 EurActiv
EU seeks faster reforms on human rights ahead of Sri Lanka trade deal
European parliamentarians asked Sri Lanka to step up reforms and abolish draconian anti-terror laws to qualify for lucrative trade concessions from the 28-member bloc.
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2-Nov-2016 EurActiv
Le Sri Lanka rappelé à l’ordre sur les droits de l’Homme
Le Sri Lanka doit accélérer les réformes et abolir ses lois antiterroristes répressives s’il souhaite récupérer les tarifs douaniers avantageux suspendus par l’UE en 2010, a prévenu une délégation d’eurodéputés.
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1-Sep-2016 BuzzFeed
"Let’s make them poorer, and we’ll get rich"
Financial companies have figured out how to turn a controversial global legal system to their own very profitable advantage.
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10-Aug-2016 Colombo Gazette
India and Sri Lanka begin talks on ETCA agreement
While India is looking at the Economic and Technical Cooperation Agreement as a mechanism to increase Indian investment in Sri Lanka, the Sri Lankan government is wanting to use ETCA to become part of the Indian supply chain
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18-Jul-2016 Channel News Asia
Singapore and Sri Lanka launch FTA talks
Negotiations for a Sri Lanka-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (SLSFTA) are underway, Singapore’s Ministry of Trade and Industry said on Monday (Jul 18).
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3-May-2016 The Nation
China to sign FTA with Sri Lanka in line with trade arrangement with Pakistan
China after having successful free trade agreement with Pakistan, now agreed to reach similar arrangements with Sri Lanka for free trade regime.
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16-Jan-2016
FDIs Or Economic Partnerships?
When talking of economic development, foreign investments could be easily defined as a major portion of the base foundation of a country’s economy. In the modern era, countries extend their partnerships with the counterparts by initiating various investment strategies and by opening up their local markets and industries for global investors.
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5-Jan-2016 Lanka Business Online
Pakistan, Sri Lanka include services and investments in FTA
Sri Lanka and Pakistan have agreed to include services and investment chapters in the bilateral Free Trade Agreement.
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29-Dec-2015
China to have talks with Sri Lanka on FTA
The Chinese Government says it will have talks with Sri Lanka next year on the proposed Free Trade Agreement (FTA).
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22-Dec-2015 Economy Next
Sri Lanka studies feasibility of joining TPP
Sri Lanka’s Institute of Policy Studies has started to study the feasibility of joining the Trans Pacific Partnership.
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9-Dec-2015 Xinhua
Le Sri Lanka refuse de signer un accord économique avec l’Inde
Le gouvernement sri-lankais a refusé de signer un accord de partenariat économique avec l’Inde, expliquant que ce dernier avait été négocié par le précédent gouvernement.
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9-Dec-2015 The Hindu
Sri Lanka will never sign CEPA with India: PM Wickremesinghe
Sri Lanka will never sign the long-pending CEPA with India mooted during the previous Mahinda Rajapaksa regime.
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20-Sep-2015
Sri Lanka pitches for inking CEPA by next year
Sri Lanka today sought finalisation of the long-pending Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) with India by next year, saying it will significantly enhance two-way trade besides opening up new areas for economic engagement.
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2-Sep-2015 Colombo Page
Private sectors of Sri Lanka, Pakistan urged to forge deeper links to boost trade
Pakistan and Sri Lanka are important partners not only in promoting bilateral trade and economic interactions but also enhancing regional economic integration through SAARC and SAFTA.
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18-Aug-2015
Pakistan’s FTAs have borne no fruit so far
Express Tribune, Pakistan Pakistan’s FTAs have borne no fruit so far By Kazim Alam 10 August 2015 Developing countries sign free trade agreements (FTAs) with trading partners mainly to increase exports and create better-paying jobs at home. In Pakistan’s case, however, tariff revisions under FTAs have clearly not worked in its favour, numbers show. Pakistan has signed trade agreements with five countries, namely China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Mauritius. “None of the major (...)
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5-Aug-2015 Economy Next
Sri Lanka could join TPP, think of trade and investment as one: Razeen Sally
Sri Lanka could apply to be part of an evolving Trans-Pacific Partnership while pursuing a free trade agreement with the US
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17-May-2015
SL-China FTA to allow skilled workers here
A storm is brewing over renewed negotiation of the proposed Indo-Sri Lanka Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi threw the ball in the Sri Lankan court saying India was interested in finalising this agreement.
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20-Apr-2015 Colombo Page
Sri Lanka, Japan to link FTA this year
Sri Lanka and Japan plan to formulate and sign a Free Trade Agreement in 2015, the Sri Lanka-Japan Business Co-operation Committee has announced.
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30-Mar-2015 The Nation
India denies pushing SL to sign CEPA
The Indian High Commission in Sri Lanka last week denied reports that the country was pushing Sri Lanka to revive the much discussed Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) solely due to the former’s interest.
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23-Mar-2015 Jagran Post
PM Modi ’persuasion’ leads Sri Lanka to rethink CEPA
In a surprise move, the new Sri Lankan government is bringing back the long-pending CEPA with India to the negotiating table after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s "gentle persuasion".
