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Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka has preferential and free trade agreements with India, Pakistan, Iran, Egypt, Singapore and Israel. It is currently in the processing of upgrading its agreement with India to a much more comprehensive one.

Sri Lanka is also party to SAFTA, the agreement on a South Asia Free Trade Area, as well as BIMSTEC, which aims to hammer out a regional FTA.

last update: May 2012
Photo: Sri Lankan engineers’ association

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
Sri Lankan industrialists worry over China trade deal, cess removal
15-Aug-2017 Economy Next
Sri Lankan industrialists have voiced concern over a proposed free trade agreement with China and government plans to reduce import tariffs that protect them, saying they feared they might not be able to compete.
Bangladesh confirms Sri Lanka FTA to be signed this year
17-Jul-2017 Colombo Gazette
Dhaka has been negotiating the FTA with Colombo since 2013 to increase trade now worth $80 million every year.
Sri Lanka, China conclude 6th round negotiations
12-Jun-2017 Sunday Times
Sri Lanka is closing in on a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with China after ending the sixth round of negotiations on trade in services with senior officials hopeful that the deal could be concluded soon.
Proposed Sri Lanka-Malaysia FTA advances into scoping stage
24-May-2017 Daily Mirror.lk
Discussions on the proposed Sri Lanka-Malaysia free trade agreement have advanced into the scoping stage.
Under the radar: Are Sri Lanka’s ports the next great game for China, India and Japan?
17-Apr-2017 Global Risk Insights
Sri Lanka expects to deepen existing FTA with India and to sign a FTA with Singapore and another with China. Sri Lanka also hopes to talk to Japan, Indonesia and other ASEAN countries with regards to FTAs.
Lanka worries about Indian ‘Trojan Horse’
10-Feb-2017 Daily Mirror.lk
Fear of economic domination by the ‘Big Brother’ has replaced the earlier fear of political and military dominance.