As Sri Lanka prepares for presidential elections on Sept. 21, the anxiety among local business leaders is palpable. This comes as no surprise following the events of the last two years as the country ...

COLOMBO (Reuters) -Sri Lanka's garments sector is pinning its hopes on further discussions with the U.S. government after Donald Trump's administration's 30% tariff on the nation has placed it at a ...

The World Bank warned in a new report that the Trump administration’s 20 percent “baseline” tariff on all freight from Sri Lanka as of Aug. 7 could shrink the South Asian nation’s garment exports to ...

The industry supplies low-cost clothing to the United States, and is a crucial part of the Asian countries’ economies. By Mujib MashalPamodi Waravita and Saif Hasnat Reporting from New Delhi, Colombo, ...

Around 2,000 workers from Vogue Tex garment factories located at Weligama and Hikkaduwa in Sri Lanka’s southern province held angry protests on April 8, and the following day, against management’s ...

Bangladeshi industry faces 37% US tariffs after political crisis Garment exporters worried about order cancellations Apparel exports critical for economy of impoverished Bangladesh Sri Lanka sets up ...

Sri Lanka’s Joint Apparel Association Forum (JAAF) believes there is “still room” to build momentum for the country’s apparel sector through market diversification, even as exports to longstanding key ...

Already facing low wages and dire conditions, garment workers now face brutal attacks from the tariff war instigated by US President Donald Trump. The Garment Workers Action Committee (GWAC) in Sri ...

Colombo, May 8 (Daily Mirror) - Discussions between the Government of Sri Lanka and the Joint Apparel Associations Forum (JAAF) aimed at strengthening and safeguarding the country’s garment export ...

According to the Joint Apparel Association Forum Sri Lanka (JAAF), the performance reflects ongoing challenges in global ...

Sri Lanka says to continue US tariff negotiations Sri Lanka's apparel exports to US worth $1.9 billion last year Vietnam and India face lower tariffs COLOMBO, July 10 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's garments ...