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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

See also
Govt. not against free trade agreements: Chaturanga Abeysinghe
9-Jan-2025     Daily Mirror
The Sri Lankan government will negotiate with the Indian government on how to rectify the concerns raised against the Economic and Technology Co-operation Agreement while reviewing the Singapore Free Trade Agreement.
SL-Thailand FTA will come into force in January
20-Dec-2024     Daily News
Thailand Ambassador in Colombo said that the Free Trade Agreement signed between Thailand and Sri Lanka which will be effective from January next year.
Sri Lanka plans to sign trade deal with Indonesia in March 2025
6-Aug-2024     The Edge Malaysia
Sri Lanka's cabinet has approved the signing of a trade agreement with Indonesia in March (next year), a government official said on Tuesday, as the island seeks to revive its crisis-hit economy, following a severe foreign exchange crunch in 2022.
Sri Lanka trade body, Indonesian officials discuss trade agreement
19-Jul-2024     Economy Next
Sri Lanka’s private sector trade body is in negotiations with Indonesian officials on a preferential trade agreement, which it hopes would increase exports to the Southeast Asian archipelago.
Sri Lanka Thailand free trade agreement published
17-Jul-2024     EconomyNext
Sri Lanka has published a free trade agreement with Thailand which was negotiated with the aim of getting access for exporters up 85 percent of tariff liberalized over 15 years.
Sri Lanka begins drafting free trade agreement with Malaysia
12-Jun-2024     Economy Next
Sri Lanka’s cabinet of ministers have approved the starting of relevant negotiations for a free trade agreement with Malaysia, minister Bandula Gunawardena said.
Sri Lanka, Bangladesh discuss FTA, agriculture modernization, ferry and private investment
11-Jun-2024     Economy Next
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe have discussed a free trade agreement, a ferry service, an agricultural modernization program, and encouraging private investment opportunities.
Sri Lanka begins implementing Singapore free trade deal
8-Apr-2024     EconomyNext
Sri Lanka has begun implementing a free trade agreement with Singapore as part of efforts to improve market access, diversify market and draw investments, the island’s top trade negotiator said.
Sri Lanka awaiting RCEP admission mechanism
1-Apr-2024     Economy Next
Sri Lanka has expressed its intent to join the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) by lodging a letter of intent and engaging in discussions with member states in Jakarta. While Sri Lanka's application is currently awaiting the development of an admission mechanism for new members, the country is actively pursuing membership in the world's largest trade bloc to expand market access.
Sri Lanka and India negotiating on bilateral investment treaty: report
4-Mar-2024     Economy Next
Sri Lanka and India is working on a bilateral investment treaty, a media report quoted High Commission Santosh Jha as saying.