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Visit Sri Lanka  Country Pavillion at ANUGA Iinternational Food Fair 2017

2017-10-06

Visit Sri Lanka Country Pavillion at ANUGA Iinternational Food Fair 2017

The Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB) in collaboration with the Sri Lanka Embassy in Germany is organizing Sri Lanka’s participation at the Anuga International Food Fair to be held in Cologne, Germany from 07th – 11th, October 2017 to exhibit products of the Sri Lankan Food & Beverage manufacturers/ processors/ exporters.

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Visit Sri Lanka Country Pavilion at the GITEX Technology Week

2017-10-02

Visit Sri Lanka Country Pavilion at the GITEX Technology Week

Sri Lanka Export Development Board is organizing the Sri Lanka country pavilion at the GITEX Technology Week to be held from October 8-12, 2017. Eight top technology companies from Sri Lanka and five startup technology companies will participate in the GITEX Technology Week. The Sri Lankan exhibitors represent a number of technology sectors ranging from Future Tech, IoT, Digital Marketing, Cloud, Printing & Business Automation, Big Data and the likes and view tremendous potential in the GITEX Technology Week.

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Visit Sri Lanka Country Pavilion at the China-ASEAN Expo (CAEXPO)

2017-09-08

Visit Sri Lanka Country Pavilion at the China-ASEAN Expo (CAEXPO)

The EDB in collaboration with the Sri Lanka Consulate General in Guangzhou is organizing a Sri Lanka Pavilion at 14th China- ASEAN Expo (CAEXPO) to be held from 12th to 15th September 2017 in Nanning, Guangxi. We’re keen to have Sri Lankan exporters participate in CAEXPO

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Sri Lanka’s Participation in the 60<sup>th</sup> Bangkok Gem & Jewellery Fair

2017-09-01

Sri Lanka’s Participation in the 60th Bangkok Gem & Jewellery Fair

The Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB) with the assistance of the Sri Lanka Embassy in Thailand proposes to organize Sri Lanka's participation at the 60th Bangkok Gem & Jewellery Fair 2017, to be held from 06th to 10thof September 2017 in Bangkok, Thailand.

Through organizing a Sri Lanka Country pavilion, we intend to showcase Sri Lanka's strengths and capabilities as a leading sourcing destination for quality gem & jewelry and to further enhance Sri Lanka's gem and Jewellery exports to Thailand.

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EDB seminar on “Digital Doors to Trade”

2017-08-17

EDB seminar on “Digital Doors to Trade”

The Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB) is organizing a half day seminar on “Digital Doors to Trade” to create an awareness on Business to Business (B2B) and Business to Consumer (B2C) digital trade platforms for Sri Lankan exporters on consumer items. The Seminar will be held on Tuesday, 29th August 2017, 9.00 a.m. – 1.00 p.m. at the EDB Auditorium.

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New Developments in Sri Lankan Fishing Sector

2017-08-04

New Developments in Sri Lankan Fishing Sector

Sri Lanka has exclusive fishing and economic rights for an ocean area of 500,000 square kilometres and a coastal line of 1700 km in addition to inland water bodies, which makes fishery to be one of the promising industries

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Health Benefits of Moringa Tea

2017-07-21

Health Benefits of Moringa Tea

Called drumsticks in the popular parlance, Moringa is nothing foreign to Sri Lankans from all walks of life. With its pods used as a vegetable that make some delicious curries and its leaves used both as a ‘mallum’ and an essential ingredient in cooking crab and prawn curries and its bark used in many a concoction of indigenous medicine, Moringa is one of the most useful variety of trees grown in the relatively dryer regions of Sri Lanka.

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Second symposium to develop national export strategy kicks off

2017-07-12

Second symposium to develop national export strategy kicks off

The Ministry of Development Strategies and International Trade and the Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB) will conduct the second consultation for Sri Lanka’s National Export Strategy (NES) from today. Over 300 public and private sector representatives are expected to attend in order to chart the next export growth cycle of the country.

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Ceylon Cinnamon vs. Cassia Cinnamon

2017-06-16

Ceylon Cinnamon vs. Cassia Cinnamon

The claim is loud & clear: Ceylon Cinnamon is inherently superior to Cassia Cinnamon. Certainly, Ceylon Cinnamon boasts a long and colourful history. But, truth be told, Ceylon Cinnamon is much less commonly found than Cassia Cinnamon in the context of the global market. It’s beyond dispute, however, that there’re discernible differences between the two. Let us explore the significant dissimilaties.

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Toy and Gift Manufacturers in Sri Lanka

2017-06-06

Toy and Gift Manufacturers in Sri Lanka

Toy manufacturers in Sri Lanka are exhibiting an innate ability to build toys and giftware of international quality with environment-friendly and recyclable material like sustainable wood, handloom, and batik fabric as well as brass, copper, silverware, reed and rattan.

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Flavored Ceylon Tea – Combined Goodness of Both the Worlds

2017-05-26

Flavored Ceylon Tea – Combined Goodness of Both the Worlds

Created by adding natural flavors of flowers, herbs, and fruits to black, green or oolong teas, flavored Ceylon Tea maintains the natural flavor of Pure Ceylon Tea with a subtle hint of fruity or herbal flavor to enhance your tea drinking experience.

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ICT Education in Sri Lanka

2017-05-12

ICT Education in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka has a proud heritage of free education from primary to tertiary levels and a youth literacy level of 98%, a feat any middle-income country can be proud of.The country today has a student population of 4 million students at 10,000 schools with over 200,000 teachers within the country’s education system and the Sri Lankan government has taken steps to integrate ICT education to school education curriculum since the year 2006. 

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Visit Sri Lanka Country Pavilion at Japan IT Week from May 10 -12, 2017

2017-05-05

Visit Sri Lanka Country Pavilion at Japan IT Week from May 10 -12, 2017

Japan IT Week, the largest IT trade show in Japan, is a single location solution offering latest IT technologies and solutions. Organized by Reed Exhibitions Japan Ltd and to be held from May 10 to 12, 2017 at Tokyo Big Sight, an International Exhibition Center in Tokyo, Japan, the Japan IT Week will see the gathering of a great number of IT professionals of various disciplines.

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Sri Lanka Export Development Board prepared to develop entrepreneurs in Central Province to become Exporters

2017-05-02

Sri Lanka Export Development Board prepared to develop entrepreneurs in Central Province to become Exporters

The Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB) on the direction of the Ministry of Development Strategies and International Trade held the second programme of creating awareness for the Central Province entrepreneurs on the developing 2000 new exporters by 2020 on 28th April 2017 at the Central Provincial Council Auditorium of Pallekele, Kandy.

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Sri Lanka Participation at the Seafood Expo Global 2017

2017-04-19

Sri Lanka Participation at the Seafood Expo Global 2017

Seafood Expo Global 2017, the world’s largest seafood trade event will take place at Brussels Expo in Brussels, Belgium from April 25 – 27, 2017 with the participation of over 1700 exhibiting companies from over 80 countries and more than 26,000 buyers, suppliers

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Made in Sri Lanka; an Icon of Eco-Sustainability and Quality

2017-04-11

Made in Sri Lanka; an Icon of Eco-Sustainability and Quality

Sri Lanka Apparel’s innovative and environmentally sustainable approach to design, production, and delivery has allowed us to create a unique global niche for labor and environment sustainable apparels made in Sri Lanka.

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Ceylon Tea – Sri Lanka’s Gift to the World

2017-04-07

Ceylon Tea – Sri Lanka’s Gift to the World

Although tea originated in China nearly 5000 years ago, it is Sri Lanka, then known as Ceylon that made the unique flavor of tea popular across the world during the 19th and 20th centuries.

Distinctively flavored by the terroir, which is the elevation, climate, soil composition and water quality of an area, and the process it is manufactured, the flavor and fragrance of Ceylon Tea vary distinctively from the tea varieties made across the world.

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Geographical Indication (GI) for Ceylon Cinnamon

2017-04-04

Geographical Indication (GI) for Ceylon Cinnamon

A geographical indication (GI) is a sign used on products that have a specific geographical origin and possess qualities or a reputation springing right from that origin. To be qualified as a GI, a sign must identify a product unequivocally as originating in a given place

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Seven Ways to Combine Ceylon Tea with Cooking

2017-03-24

Seven Ways to Combine Ceylon Tea with Cooking

Other than providing warm indulgence or a refreshingly chilled flavor, Ceylon Tea also provides many options for adding a sweet, grassy, herbal or smoky note to our cooking. Different types of Ceylon Tea can bring a different type of texture and flavor to your cooking whether it is soft puddings, buttery cookies, stir-fries or meat dishes.

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Reinstatement of GSP Plus Concessions for Sri Lankan Apparel by EU

2017-03-24

Reinstatement of GSP Plus Concessions for Sri Lankan Apparel by EU

The good news is in. The perseverance of the incumbent government of Sri Lanka in negotiating with EU to have GSP Plus Concessions reinstated are eventually paying off. The European Commission, the executive body of the European Union, has proposed that Sri Lanka is eligible to receive GSP Plus Concessions. Once it’s 

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