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Sri Lanka to "redouble" efforts on China, India free trade deals
28-Mar-2018 Bloomberg
Sri Lanka will “redouble” efforts to strike a free trade deal with China and conclude and expanded trade pact with India as part of the island nation’s strategy of becoming an Indian Ocean hub for investors and multinationals, the country’s top diplomat says.
Sri Lanka president on China’s Belt and Road plan
12-Mar-2018 NHK World
Sri Lanka’s president has warned that China’s Belt and Road economic initiative should not be allowed to pose a threat to the international community.
Suspend Indo-Sri Lanka Economic and Technology Co-operation Agreement (ETCA) talks: PNF tells President of Sri Lanka
21-Feb-2018 Mirror Citizen
Professionals’ National Front (PNF), a collective of professional organizations, yesterday requested President Maithripala Sirisena to suspend talks on the Indo-Sri Lanka Economic and Technology Co-operation Agreement (ETCA) scheduled for February 21 in New Delhi.
Sri Lanka seeks deeper ties, free trade agreement with China
12-Feb-2018 Modern Diplomacy
Sri Lanka wants a longer-time period to negotiate a free trade agreement with China as it is concerned about the economic impact of a rushed deal on their small country, the Sri Lankan ambassador said.
SL-S’pore FTA sparks investment interest among NZ firms
9-Feb-2018 Mirror Business
The recently signed Sri Lanka-Singapore Free Trade Agreement has been able to create a lot of enthusiasm among New Zealand companies operating in Singapore.
Sri Lanka eyeing longer talks with China on FTA
5-Feb-2018 Reuters
Sri Lanka wants a longer-time period to negotiate a free trade agreement with China as it is concerned about the economic impact of a rushed deal on their small country, the Sri Lankan ambassador said on Sunday.
Mode 4 not opened in FTA Singapore rejects SL request
31-Jan-2018 Ceylon Today
The Singapore government has rejected a request from the Sri Lankan government for the movement of natural person (mode 4) be completely opened under the Free Trade Agreement.
Sri Lanka-Singapore FTA comes with govt’s ‘Look East’ policy: What does it mean?
29-Jan-2018 Daily Mirror
So what does the government mean by ‘Looking East?’ Is it simply a buzz-word thrown in for good measure, in the process of marketing the Singapore FTA to the public? Does it point to some confusion at a policy level? Or is it terminology advised by external forces guiding policy?
Sri Lanka eyes FTA with Indonesia, in continued engagement with ASEAN
25-Jan-2018 Economic Next
Sri Lanka and Indonesia had agreed to study a free trade agreement during a state visit of President Joko Widodo to Colombo.
Singapore and Sri Lanka sign free trade agreement
23-Jan-2018 Colombo Page
Sri Lanka and Singapore signed a Free Trade Agreement deepening the economic ties and facilitating greater trade flows between the two countries.
Serious malpractices in the negotiation process of the free trade agreements
23-Jan-2018 Professional National Front
Professional National Front, an alliance of the professional associations and trade unions have observed serious violations of the law, best practices and hence the good governance in the negotiation process of the free trade Agreement. They took steps to inform all ministers of the cabinet including the president, in writing but their plea has not been heard.
Don’t sign FTA with Singapore: Professionals tell Govt.
23-Jan-2018 Daily Mirror
Ahead of the Sri Lankan government’s move to sign a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Singapore, a collective of professional movements have expressed grave concerns and stated that there were serious violations of the law, best practices and good governance in the negotiation process of the agreement.
Singapore to sign free trade agreement with Sri Lanka
22-Jan-2018 The Straits Times
Singapore will sign a free trade agreement (FTA) with Sri Lanka this week - its 13th bilateral deal and, significantly, its first since the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) faced a setback last year when the United States withdrew from it.
Cabinet approves proposed FTA with Singapore
17-Jan-2018 Colombo Gazette
The Sri Lankan Cabinet has approved the proposed Free Trade Agreement (FTA) to be signed with Singapore
SL-Singapore FTA first draft forwarded for Cabinet approval
4-Jan-2018 Daily Mirror
Unlike trade negotiations with behemoths such as India and China, politically-backed protests have not taken place against the Sri Lanka-Singapore FTA negotiations.
Malaysia and Sri Lanka to speed up FTA talks
19-Dec-2017 Hiru
President Maithripala Sirisena and the visiting Prime Minister of Malaysia Dato’ Sri Mohd. Najib bin Tun Abdul Razak agreed to expand trade relations between the 2 countries further.
Next round of ETCA negotiations set for next month
21-Nov-2017 Colombo Gazette
The key objective of ETCA is to resolve the implementation issues on the existing free trade agreement with India.
Australia, Sri Lanka sign trade and investment framework agreement
4-Nov-2017 Colombo Page
The arrangement will establish regular senior officials’ talks to facilitate trade and investment.
Taking a closer look at ETCA
21-Sep-2017 Daily Mirror.lk
If one analyses the costs and benefits then it isn’t that difficult to realize that ETCA is a decision by one country and the other is just obeying.
Sri Lanka to sign FTA with Singapore in October
7-Sep-2017 MENAFN
Sri Lanka is likely to sign a Free Trade Agreement with Singapore in October as the island country looks to attract more foreign investments