Sri Lanka says no EU rights probe; state help for exporters to improve productivity
Oct 20, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka has rejected a European Union demand to conduct a probe on human rights and child soldiers, but will give exporters state …
Oct 20, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka has rejected a European Union demand to conduct a probe on human rights and child soldiers, but will give exporters state …
Oct 16, 2008 (LBO) - British high commissioner Peter Hayes said Thursday his government hopes Sri Lanka will be able to renew the GSP+ trade deal that allows …
Oct 14, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's apparel industry is aiming to increase export revenue despite tough market conditions, saying the spread of factories to rural …
Oct 13, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's government has formally applied to the European Union to extend the GSP Plus trade scheme under which the island's exports …
Sept 24, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lanka has opposed a European Union probe into human rights in the island to see if it meets conditions required to renew a trade deal …
Sept 22, 2008 (LBO) - A senior European Union official said it does not want Sri Lanka to lose GSP+ trade concessions but the island must meet eligibility …
Sept 09, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Brandix, an apparel maker said one of its eco-friendly factories that made clothes for UK's Marks & Spencer retail chain, had …
Aug 11, 2008 (LBO) – A European expert has advised Sri Lanka's apparel industry to get closer to their markets and focus on a limited number of customers …
Aug 09, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's clothing industry, one of its top export earners, is acquiring more marketing skills as fears grow over the looming loss of …
July 25, 2008 (LBO) - Hayleys MGT Knitting Mills, which supplies knitted fabric to Sri Lanka's apparel industry, said June quarter net profit fell 19 percent …
July 24, 2008 (LBO) - American & Efird Lanka (Pvt) Ltd. has secured a deal to be the preferred sewing thread supplier to Sri Lanka's apparel industry for the …
June 6, 2006 (LBO) – A European Union delegation is due to visit Sri Lanka next week to discuss the renewal of trade concessions for exports, especially …
June 6, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's export promotion agency has named Brandix as the island's top apparel exporter Friday, the group which employs more than …
May 26, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's MAS Holdings, a big apparel exporter, has partnered with UNESCO Bangkok to educate school children on sustainable development, …
May 23, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's government said it was pressing ahead with applying for trade concessions from the European Union in October but warned …
May 22, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's apparel giant Brandix says its creations with an emphasis on eco-friendliness will be on display on the second day of a …
May 18, 2008 (LBO) - Built on the naturally sloping ground inside the 180-acre Thulhiriya Fabric Park, north of the Sri Lankan capital Colombo, surrounded by …
April 28, 2008 (LBO) – A dispute over Sri Lanka's duty free access to key European markets has snowballed into a political hot potato with exporters …
April 28, 2008 (LBO) – India has lifted a rule that required three million pieces of Sri Lankan garments allowed duty to free to India to be made from …
April 25, 2008 (LBO) – UK retailer, Marks & Spencer says a newly re-built eco-friendly apparel factory in Sri Lanka is part of a plan that will see all …