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Sri Lanka to benefit from UK’s new trading scheme

Sri Lanka is to benefit from a new trading scheme launched by the United Kingdom (UK). The UK’s new Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS) is one of the most?generous?sets of trading preferences of any country in the world, and will benefit Sri Lanka by boosting the economy and supporting jobs. Sri Lanka will also continue to benefit from duty free exports to the UK, the UK High Commission in Sri Lanka said today. Anne-Marie Trevelyan, Secretary of State for the Department for Internation

16 Aug, 2022

Canada to contribute towards sustainable economic growth in Sri Lanka

Canada is to contribute towards sustainable economic growth in Sri Lanka Canada and Sri Lanka signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to implement the WUSC Volunteer Cooperation Program 2020-2027. The MoU was signed by David McKinnon, High Commissioner of Canada to Sri Lanka and K.M. Mahinda Siriwardana, Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Economic Stabilization and National Policies, at the Ministry of Finance. Signing the MoU, McKinnon said ?The program will contribute to sustainable economi

17 Aug, 2022

HRW says economic crisis puts rights in Sri Lanka in peril

Sri Lanka?s economic crisis is driving millions of people into poverty, jeopardizing their rights to health, education, and an adequate standard of living, Human Rights Watch said today. Human Rights Watch said the Sri Lankan Government should work with relevant financial institutions and partners to establish a new social protection system and obtain debt relief, adopt measures to ensure fair taxation, and address corruption at the highest levels of government. Large-scale protests against ec

17 Aug, 2022