- Negotiations
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
10-Feb-2017
Daily Mirror.lk
Fear of economic domination by the ‘Big Brother’ has replaced the earlier fear of political and military dominance.
10-Feb-2017
ICTSD
Sri Lanka aims to finalise a free trade agreement (FTA) with China later this year, said the country’s ambassador to Beijing
13-Jan-2017
Colombo Page
Sri Lanka is keen to establish a tripartite arrangement for trade and investment with India and Singapore, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Harsha de Silva has said.
12-Jan-2017
Colombo Page
Sri Lanka and Bangladesh have discussed signing a free trade agreement between the two countries
3-Jan-2017
Daily Mirror (lk)
Negotiations have become tougher and tougher as both sides are keen on clinching a good deal without unrealistic compromises.
2-Dec-2016
Colombo Gazette
Senior officials of India and Sri Lanka will meet to discuss broadening of the existing trade deal by including services and investments.
10-Aug-2016
Colombo Gazette
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
3-May-2016
The Nation
China after having successful free trade agreement with Pakistan, now agreed to reach similar arrangements with Sri Lanka for free trade regime.
16-Jan-2016
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.
5-Jan-2016
Lanka Business Online
Sri Lanka and Pakistan have agreed to include services and investment chapters in the bilateral Free Trade Agreement.
