Fixing NTBs betwen India and Sri Lanka

    Fixing NTBs betwen India and Sri Lanka
    by |23 August 2015
    Measures to prove compliance with an importing country’s standards and regulations are necessary for all exports. However, Sri Lankan exports to India suffer greatly from the associated costs and delays. This Insight proposes a Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA) in Conformity...
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    Exports to India – Putting the free back into the FTA
    by |23 July 2015
    Sri Lanka’s history with bi-lateral trade agreements demonstrates the need for more careful negotiation. This Insight explains how the tariff benefits of the India Sri Lanka FreeTrade Agreement (ISFTA) have been outweighed by the existance of non-tariff barriers (NTBs).
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    What caused Europe to ban the import of fish from Sri Lanka?
    by |23 February 2015
    The European Commission recently banned the import of Sri Lankan fisher-ies products for violating guidelines on Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated fishing. This Insight suggests that the ban was triggered by the behaviour of a small number of very large Chinese...
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    Sri Lanka International Trade Performance & Prognosis Vol. 2
    by |08 July 2014
    In this Research Bulletin, we provide a detailed analysis of Sri Lanka's trade performance during 2013 and the first quarter of 2014. The review highlights the external and internal driversthat shaped Sri Lanka's external trade developments. The key challenges the...
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    USD 20 billion export target by 2020: Aiming to be mediocre
    by |04 March 2014
    Sri Lanka hopes to increase export revenue to USD 20 bn by 2020. This target is perceived as ambitious; but, compared to the country’s growth targets and the performance of regional peers, it is mediocre. This Insight explains that to...
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    Sri Lanka’s International Trade: Performance and Prognosis
    by |01 November 2013
    Sri Lanka's International Trade: Performance and Prognosis analyses Sri Lanka's international trade with special reference to its trade deficit, apparel sector and tea exports. It also analyses and evaluates the policies and structural issues Sri Lanka's trade faces.
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    Halaal and the Freedom to choose
    by |13 May 2013|Interviews & Articles
      A key problem in economics is the problem of information. The possibility of positive outcomes, through market based supply and pricing of goods, depends crucially on buyers having access to credible information on factors they find relevant to their...
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