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Are Sri Lanka’s exports to India overdependent on concessions?
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2016-05-26)
Sri Lanka’s exports as a share of GDP has declined from 33% in 2000 to 13% in 2015. One of the solutions has been to diversify Sri Lanka’s markets. This is because over 50% of Sri Lanka’s exports go to the EU and the United ...
Exports to India – Putting the free back into the FTA
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2015-07)
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 Free Trade Agreement (ISFTA) have been outweighed ...
Fixing NTBs between India and Sri Lanka
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2015-08)
The Insight examines the issue of non-tarrif barriers (NTBs) faced by exporters of processed foods from Sri Lanka to India, in the context of ensuring compliance with standards and regulations. It concludes with proposing ...
Trade in Services: Unearthing the devil in the details
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2016-04-06)
In 2016, Sri Lanka began its first round of negotiations on an Economic and Technological Cooperation Agreement (ECTA) with India. This envisages liberalising trade in services. The lack of information on what was being ...