POTENTIAL SRI LANKA AND CHINA FREE TRADE AGREEMENT SPARKS INTENSE DEBATE
September 1st, 2013
THE MUCH publicised talks to strike a south-south free trade agreement (FTA) between the world’s largest clothing and textile exporter, China, and upcoming niche outsourcer Sri Lanka is sparking intense debate about its potential impact.While the secretary-general of Sri Lanka's Joint Apparel Association Forum (JAAF), Tuli Cooray, is upbeat about the proposed agreement, senior economists Dr Saman Kelegama and Dr Harsha de Silva have urged caution.An optimistic Mr Cooray is hoping that Sri Lanka’s garment industry could grow its export sales from its current ...
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