Sri Lanka is moving to establish a National Trade Negotiation Committee to prepare the groundwork for prospective Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations, with preliminary activities potentially beginning in January, the Ministry of
India’s exports surged 26% in August, helped by a sharp increase in shipments to the United States, a weaker rupee and lower gold imports, according to data released Tuesday by the Ministry
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Hidden among the lush green mountains of central Mexico, beside a rarely travelled gravel road, a ramshackle building operated in near secrecy. But the loud mechanical whirring of hundreds of specialised computers,
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To understand India’s growing trade imbalance with China, look inside Indian factories, The New York Times reports. Chinese machinery, electronic components and industrial materials remain deeply embedded in Indian production. Electric vehicle
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Mohamed Kassen, an Egyptian entrepreneur, believes Africa could become the new promised land of the global textile industry. For decades, he has pursued that idea with what can sometimes appear to be
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South Korea is extending trading hours on its main stock exchange, breaking with established norms across major Asian markets as it seeks to attract sustained participation from global investors and move towards
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Sri Lanka’s Parliament is providing official residential units in the Madiwela parliamentary housing complex to 111 serving lawmakers at a monthly rent of just Rs.2,000 per unit, according to information released under
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Hungary’s new government is stepping up pressure on Chinese companies, reopening previously approved investment and funding agreements while tightening environmental regulations for factories, a shift that is beginning to disrupt plans by
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In Sri Lankan society, the betel leaf is not merely a plant leaf, but a paramount cultural symbol intertwined with our rituals, customs, and hospitality. A sheaf of betel leaves holds a
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China’s export growth accelerated in August, reinforcing the importance of overseas demand to an economy still struggling with weak domestic consumption, slowing investment and prolonged weakness in the property market. Exports expanded
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China has completed the maritime safety system for the approaches to the Pinglu Canal, officially releasing its nautical map and fully installing aids to navigation along the canal’s seaward stretch on Monday,
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India’s efforts to curb gold purchases have failed to weaken consumer demand, with the country’s largest jewellery retailer reporting sharply higher profits and increased customer traffic in the latest quarter. Titan, part
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Sweden risks losing its position as one of the world’s leading centres for start-ups and vibrant equity markets if the leftwing opposition wins the country’s elections on September 13, according to one
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On a Monday evening in May, Japan’s Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama sat down for dinner with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent at a Japanese restaurant inside a 400-year-old garden in central Tokyo.
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The Indian rupee climbed to a two-month high on Thursday after a massive wave of overseas fundraising through special measures exceeded market expectations, strengthening the currency’s outlook as renewed U.S.-Iran conflict pushes
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JPMorgan Chase has sharply reduced the financing it provides to Jane Street, according to reporting by the Financial Times, as the secretive trading firm’s rapid expansion into the bond market brings it
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