Senior officials of the Governments of the United States and Sri Lanka met at the Office of the United States Trade Representative on 15th November 2011 for the 9th meeting of the United States-Sri Lanka Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) Council. U.S delegation was headed by Mr.Michael Delaney, Assistant United States
Issuing Certificates of Origin - COOs
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The Department of Commerce, Colombo is pleased to inform the Sri Lankan business community that the US GSP Program, which came to a temporary halt at the end of 2010 due to some domestic concerns, has now been extended till the end of 2013 and the US President is expected to sign the Reauthorization bill into law shortly.
Her Highness Sheikha Lubna bint Khalid bin Sultan Al Qasimi, the most powerful Arab woman in the world (according to Arab Business and Forbes magazines), who is also the Minister of Foreign Trade of United Arab Emirates, has arrived in Sri Lanka 23rd November 2011 on a three day official visit amidst renewed bilateral trade efforts between Sri Lanka and UAE. She is visiting Sri Lanka based on a special invitation extended to her by Rishad Bathiudeen,
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