Sri Lanka's Apex Organisation for Export Promotion
Mr. Mangala Wijesinghe officially assumed duties as the 16th Chairman of the Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB) on October 16 at the EDB headquarters. He initially joined Browns & Company 16 years ago.
Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB) met a delegation led by H.E. Jan Thesleff, Swedish Ambassador to India and Sri Lanka, Mr. Sanjay Kulatunga, Honorary Consul General of Sweden in Colombo, and Mr. Pawan Tehlani, Lead for Sustainability and Climate Change at Business Sweden, on 04th of October 2024. The meeting was mainly focused on potential business collaborations and opportunities between the two nations.
The Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB), in collaboration with the Sri Lanka Consulate General in Melbourne (SLCG) and the Sri Lanka-Australia Chamber of Commerce (SLACC), successfully organized a trade delegation to Melbourne, Australia, from 2nd to 6th September, 2024.
A groundbreaking event in Sri Lanka’s marine and offshore service sector, Voyage Sri Lanka 2024 Conference is to set sail on 26th November 2024 at the stunning waterfront venue of the Hotel Kingsbury Colombo.
As per the provisional data released by the Sri Lanka Customs, the merchandise export performance in August 2024 amounted to US$ 1,165.4 million, recorded an increase of 4.18 % compared to the month of August 2023. This was mainly due to the increase in earnings from export of Apparel & Textiles, Tea, Rubber based products, Coconut based products and Spices & Concentrates.
A delegation from the Canton Fair Operations Department of China visited Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB) on 30th August 2024 to scale up trade relationship between the two countries through participating at trade promotional events such as Canton Fair 2024.
A high-level delegation from Mirai Consulting Group, Japan, recently visited Sri Lanka to explore potential investment opportunities in various sectors. The delegation, led by Okada Atsushi, COO of Mirai Consulting Group, met with the EDB Chairman at the EDB headquarters.
Export Development Board (EDB) and KPMG Sri Lanka jointly organized a knowledge-sharing session on the new European Union (EU) regulations concerning Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) factors on 11th September 2024.
The Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB) has established a partnership with the Engineering Faculty of the University of Moratuwa by signing a Memorandum of Understanding to enhance collaboration between the Academia and the Entrepreneurs of construction, power and energy, and engineering services in Sri Lanka.
In today's rapidly evolving tech landscape, empowering women entrepreneurs with the knowledge and resources they need to succeed is more crucial than ever. Recognizing this need, Orel IT recently conducted a comprehensive knowledge-sharing session as part of the ongoing “SheExports" programme, which is a long-term capacity-building initiative by the Export Development Board and SLASSCOM aiming at preparing women tech entrepreneurs for the global market.
A training session addressing the critical issue of post-harvest losses through innovative packaging techniques was recently held at the Export Development Board (EDB). Organized in collaboration with the National Packaging Center (NPC) and the National Institute of Post-Harvest Management (NIPHM), the event attracted around 50 entrepreneurs with export potential.
As per the provisional data released by the Sri Lanka Customs, the merchandise export performance in July 2024 amounted to US$ 1,087.6 million, recorded an increase of 6.58 % compared to the month of July 2023. This was mainly due to the increase in earnings from export of Apparel & Textiles, Tea, Coconut based products, Spices & Concentrates and Seafood.
The Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB), together with SLASSCOM, proudly launched the "SheExports" Capacity Building Programme for Women Tech Entrepreneurs on August 9th 2024. This initiative, designed as a long-term capacity-building and mentoring programme, marks a significant milestone in empowering women entrepreneurs in the ICT/BPO sector to take their ventures to the international stage.
The 1st of August, 2024, marks the 45th anniversary of the Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB). The EDB was established in 1979 with the objective of establishing a strong government-level institutional framework to develop and promote Sri Lanka’s exports in order to integrate with the global economy consequent to the adoption of liberal economic policies in 1977, and it has been at the vanguard in terms of promoting and developing exports in Sri Lanka for over four decades.
Sri Lanka Export Development Board has initiated a series of awareness programmes with the objective of improving the digital presence of export potential SMEs at the regional level in collaboration with Sampath Bank PLC.
Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB) has initiated the process of revitalizing its existing National Export Strategy (NES). The NES was a five-year plan from 2018 to 2022 aimed at boosting Sri Lanka's export sector, improving the business environment, and increasing exports. The EDB is now focusing on updating the NES to address current market challenges and take advantage of emerging opportunities.
The latest edition provides statistical information related to Sri Lanka’s external trade and its contribution to major economic indicators such as trade balance. GDP and individual sectoral involvement for the year 2023 and five preceding years.
The EDB in collaboration with the Sri Lanka Embassy in Vietnam made arrangements to organize participation of Sri Lankan Pharmaceutical product manufacturers at the 22nd Medi- Pharm Expo, Vietnam Exhibition 2024 held from 01st to 03rd August 2024 at DIECC (KohPich) in Hochi Minh City, Vietnam.
The Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB) marked its 45th anniversary on the 01st of August. In conjunction with this milestone, an all-night Pirith chanting ceremony and a Dana (almsgiving) ceremony were held on August 02nd and 03rd at the EDB headquarters.
National Organic Control Unit (NOCU) - the competent authority for Organic Agriculture in Sri Lanka, established under the Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB) - launched its initiative to promote Organic Agriculture islandwide recently. As part of this effort, the first awareness program- was successfully conducted in Kegalle District on the 25th of July at Sleek Hotel and demonstrating an encouraging turnout about 80 attendees actively took part at the event. The programme also highlighted the contribution of NOCU to organic farming in terms of its role to promote a credible organic agriculture value chain. The participants, representing various sectors of the agriculture industry, gained valuable insights into organic farming techniques, certification processes, organic standards, and market opportunities.
