Sri Lanka's Apex Organisation for Export Promotion
The Sri Lanka Export Development Board in collaboration with the Royal Thai Embassy in Sri Lanka organized a Technical Exposure and Capacity Building Programme for 11 export oriented food & Beverage entrepreneurs coinciding “THAIFEX – Anuga Asia -2024”, Bangkok, Thailand.
As per the provisional data released by the Sri Lanka Customs, the merchandise export performance in May 2024 amounted to US$ 960.2 million, recorded an increase of 9.4 % compared to the preceding month, April 2024. Furthermore, export performance in May 2024 decreased by 5.81 % compared to May 2023. Figure 1 shows Monthly Merchandise export performance from the year 2021 to May 2024.
Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB) in collaboration with the Engineering Faculty of the University of Moratuwa (UoM), launched a new programme to integrate the construction related and power & Energy industry with the University Research Projects to address challenging research questions with real-world applications.
The Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB), Sri Lanka Apparel Sourcing Association (SLASA), Sri Lanka High Commission in the UK, and Joint Apparel Association Forum (JAAF) have collaboratively organized an unique export promotion programme titled “Sourced Sri Lanka” – Textile & Apparel Roadshow in the UK.
Sri Lanka Export Development Board organised Sri Lanka participation’s for the 2nd time at the “THAIFEX – Anuga Asia -2024”, an international food fair held in Bangkok, Thailand from 28th May to 01st June 2024 with Six Sri Lankan food processing companies and one startup company to promote agriculture products such as food & beverages, tea, coconut kernel products, fruits, and spices.
The Export Development Board (EDB) partnered with Germany's Import Promotion Desk (IPD) to conduct an improvement training session aimed at enhancing the competitiveness of a selected group of export-ready, women-led businesses in the area of costing and pricing. This initiative forms part of EDB's Women-Led Exports capacity-building program, designed to equip participants with essential skills and capabilities to decide on the prices of their products for entering the European market.
The Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB) and Germany's Import Promotion Desk (IPD) have embarked on an exciting journey to uplift a selected group of women-led businesses in the agriculture sector. This long-term Capacity Building Programme aims to empower these inspiring entrepreneurs to successfully enter and thrive in the European market.
