Browsing VR Insights (issues) by Subject "Apparel exports"

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    • Export economics beyond the ‘white underwear’ = සුදු යටඇඳුමින් එහා ගිය අපනයන ආර්ථිකයක් 

      Verité Insights; November 2013Verité විදසුන්; නොවැම්බර් 2013
      Econ Team, Verité Research       (Colombo: Verité Research, 2013-11-12)
      Exports from Sri Lanka are thrice cursed. They are declining as a share of global exports, as a percentage of Sri Lankan GDP, and also in absolute value. The apparel sector accounts for 52% of Sri Lanka’s total export ...

    • Solving the dilemma of export diversification 

      Verité Insights; March 2014
      Verité Research       (Colombo: Verité Research, 2014-03-19)
      Sri Lanka’s exports are flagging in two ways: first, the exports to GDP ratio is on the decline; second, Sri Lanka’s share in world exports is on the decline. The second is important in understanding the problem: it tells ...

    • TAs with India and China: Potential for Sri Lanka 

      Verité Insights; April 2014
      Econ Team       (Colombo: Verité Research, 2014-04)
      Sri Lanka has various levels of trade agreements (TAs) with both India and China. A new TA with China was mooted in 2014 and the appetite for that continues in the new presidency and policy context of 2015. While statistics ...