Sri Lanka High Commission in Ottawa

INTERVIEW OF STATE MINISTER THARAKA BALASURIYA ON THE GOVERNMENT’S INITIATIVES AND REGIONAL COOPERATION

State Minister of Regional Co-operation Tharaka Balasuriya was interviewed on News 1st NEWSLINE with Faraz Shauketaly on TV1 on 02 September 2020. The State Minister speaks of the Government’s initiatives on the welfare and safe repatriation of Sri Lankans overseas and plans for furthering regional cooperation.

Video Link: https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=ZZwo3u8swHM

International Open University Research Sessions 2022 (iOURS 2022)

Date: 10th and 11th of November 2022

https://ours.ou.ac.lk/

THE 'IRIDA AYUBOWAN' PROGRAMME TELECAST ON RUPAVAHINI, FEATURING FOREIGN SECRETARY

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Foreign Secretary Admiral Prof. Jayanath Colombage was interviewed on “Irida Ayubowan” programme on Rupavahini today, 30 August 2020.

Video Link : https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2amcR3tZJ4

WEBINAR CENTRAL BANK OF SRI LANKA Invest in Sri Lanka Development Bonds (SLDBs)

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WEBINAR

CENTRAL BANK OF SRI LANKA

Invest in Sri Lanka Development Bonds (SLDBs)

Consulate General of Sri Lanka together with the High Commission of Sri Lanka in Canada, and the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, Kindly request you to participate at the informative session on Invest in

Sri Lanka

8.30 p.m. – 9.30p.m. Canada EST time

23^rd Wednesday, March 2022

Host

Central Bank of Sri Lanka

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High Commission of Sri Lanka – Canada

Consulate General of Sri Lanka – Toronto

Central Bank of Sri Lanka

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EDB AND FOREIGN MINISTRY ACCELERATE EFFORTS TO BOOST EXPORTS

The Export Development Board (EDB) and the Foreign Ministry are working closely together to increase the country’s export revenue and mitigate the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the export industry. Sri Lanka’s export income which stood at US$ 277 Mn in April 2020 has increased to US$ 1,090 Mn in July 2020 and is projected to grow in the coming months. There are several joint initiatives taken by the EDB and the Foreign Ministry to enhance exports. This includes identifying new market opportunities, creating awareness by disseminating market alerts, addressing supply chain issues, enhancing capacity building through webinars, and creating business linkages to support existing exporters to sustain their exports.

During the COVID-19 lockdown which began in late March, Sri Lanka’s Missions and Posts overseas continued to share updates and developments relevant to the markets they covered. These updates included available market opportunities as well as changes to trade and policy regulations during the pandemic which enabled Sri Lanka’s exporters to adapt accordingly. The functioning of this mechanism also enabled Sri Lanka’s exporters to share their supply capability information with buyers swiftly, via the Foreign Ministry and its network of overseas Missions. The export opportunities that were identified and made use of in this manner related in particular to face masks, protective gowns, PPE (Personal Protective Equipment), rubber gloves, hand sanitizers, tea and food products. EDB being the facilitator for Sri Lankan exporters made efficient arrangements to circulate market updates rapidly among exporters via email and its website, and made use of IT based solutions to connect exporters and importers by organizing a series of webinars in collaboration with foreign trade chambers with the assistance of Sri Lanka’s Missions overseas.