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Syllabus of the Subject: Foreign Trade and Business in Sri Lanka. Colombo

  1. Introduction to the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (Asia)
  2. Doing Business in Colombo
  3. Sri Lankan Economy
  4. International Trade (Import, Export) of Sri Lanka
    1. Asia-Africa Growth Corridor
    2. Trade Relations Sri Lanka-India
  5. Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Sri Lanka
  6. Case Study: Sri Lankan companies
    1. Brandix Lanka
    2. Sri Lanka Telecom
  7. Access to the Sri Lankan Market
  8. Business Plan for Sri Lanka

The objectives of the Subject “Foreign Trade and Business in the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka” are the following:

  1. To analyse the Sri Lankan Economy and Foreign Trade (Import, Export, FDI)
  2. To know the business opportunities in the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
  3. To explore the Sri Lankan trade relations with the country of the student
  4. To know the Sri Lankan Free Trade Agreements
  5. To examine the profile of Sri Lankan Companies
  6. To develop a business plan for the Sri Lankan Market
The Subject “Foreign Trade and Business in Sri Lanka” belongs to the following Online Higher Education Programs taught by EENI Global Business School:
  1. Masters: Business in Asia, International Business, Foreign Trade
  2. Doctorates: Asian Business, World Trade

Online Continuing education (Masters, Courses, Foreign Trade, Business)

EENI Doctorates and Masters in Global Business adapted to the Sri Lanka, Master, International Business, Foreign Trade Sri Lankan Students.

Learning materials in Courses, Masters, Doctorates in International Business in English (Study Master Doctorate Business in Spanish Sri Lanka Study, Master in International Business in French Sri Lanka)

  1. Credits of the Subject “Foreign Trade and Business in Sri Lanka”: 2 ECTS Credits
  2. Duration: two weeks

Sri Lanka Business (Course Master)

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Description of the Subject: Foreign Trade and Business in Sri Lanka.

Sri Lankan Preferential Access and Free Trade Agreements

  1. Sri Lanka and the Buddhist Economic Area
  2. South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)
  3. Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement (APTA)
  4. Bay of Bengal Initiative (BIMSTEC)
  5. India-Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement (FTA)
  6. Pakistan-Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement (FTA)
  7. South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation (SASEC)
  8. Indian-Ocean Rim Association (IORA)
  9. Asian Clearing Union (ACU)

Trade Facilitation Programs

  1. World Trade Organisation (WTO)
    1. Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS)
    2. Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT Agreement)
    3. Agreement on Preshipment Inspection
    4. Agreement on Safeguards (SG)
    5. Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA)
  2. World Customs Organisation (WCO)
    1. Revised Kyoto Convention
  3. International Maritime Organisation (IMO)
    1. Customs Convention on Containers (CCC) - not a member
    2. Convention Relating to Temporary Admission - not a member

Sample of the Subject - Doing Business in Sri Lanka:
Sri Lanka, Foreign Trade (Course Master)

Asian Trade and Economic Organisations

  1. Asian Development Bank (ADB)
  2. Boao Forum for Asia
  3. Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD)
  4. Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
  5. Colombo Plan
  6. Africa-Asia Strategic Partnership
  7. Asia-Middle East Dialogue (AMED)

Global Organisations

  1. Commonwealth
  2. United Nations (UN)
  3. World Bank (WB)
  4. World Trade Organisation (WTO)
  5. International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Sri Lanka

The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon before 1972) is located in South Asia, about thirty-one kilometres from the Southern coast of India.

  1. Population of Sri Lanka: 21 million people
  2. Sri Lanka is in 102 position out of 182 countries in the Human Development Indicators, ahead of Argentina (105), Vietnam (116th), Indonesia (111), India (134), Pakistan (141), and Bangladesh (146)
  3. Sinhalese constitute 74% of the population
  4. The two official languages of Sri Lanka are Sinhala and Tamil
  5. Capital of Sri Lanka: Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte
  6. Sri Lankan main city: Colombo
  7. Sri Lankan Area: 65,610 square kilometres
  8. Sri Lanka is a Parliamentary Republic
  9. Independence of Sri Lanka from the United Kingdom: 1948
  10. Sri Lankan currency: Sri Lanka Rupee
  11. Maritime borders of Sri Lanka: India and the Maldives

Religions in Sri Lanka:

  1. Sri Lanka is a multi-ethnic and multi-religious nation
  2. 70% of the Sri Lankans belongs to Theravada Buddhism
  3. Sri Lanka has been a Buddhist religion and culture centre from ancient times
  4. Hinduism: 15% of the population
  5. Catholic Christians (1.2 million)

Sri Lanka belongs to the Economic Area of the Buddhist Civilisation

Sri Lankan Economy

  1. The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka has a strategic location in Southern Asia, in the centre of one of the principal marine routes between Europe and the Far East: The Indian Ocean
  2. Sri Lanka has a relatively modern industrial economy and one of the highest levels of per capita income in the South Asian region
  3. Sri Lanka has positioned as a regional logistics centre and International Trade hub
  4. The services sector of Sri Lanka generates 60% of the gross domestic product
  5. The main sectors of the Sri Lankan economy are telecommunications, trade, logistics and transport, and financial services
  6. Sri Lanka Multimodal Transport Project
  7. Brandix is the leading import apparel producer in Sri Lanka
  8. Sri Lanka Telecom is one of most valuable blue chip companies in Sri Lanka

India-Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement (FTA)

International Trade of Sri Lanka.

  1. Sri Lanka is known worldwide for tea, coffee, coconuts, and rubber exports
  2. The vision of the former President Rajapaksa (Mahinda Chintana) wishes to open the economy to the Globalisation process, attracting the foreign direct investment and establishing Free Trade Agreements (FTA) with the strategic partners
  3. Exports of Sri Lanka: 7 billion dollars
  4. Top Sri Lankan exports products are garments, tea, rubber products, coffee, jewellery and gems, refined petroleum, and coconuts
  5. Top Sri Lankan export markets are the United States, the United Kingdom, and India
  6. Imports of Sri Lanka: 9.6 billion
  7. The largest suppliers of Sri Lanka are India, Singapore, Hong Kong, China, Iran, Malaysia, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United Arab Emirates, Belgium, Indonesia, South Korea, and the United States

Free trade zones in Sri Lanka are one of the pillars of economic development and foreign direct investment source (FDI).

  1. Malaysia is the largest investor (55 million dollars)
  2. Other notable investors in Sri Lanka are the United Kingdom, Singapore, and Hong Kong
  3. 50% of all the Indian investments in the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation countries are invested in Sri Lanka

❮ Samples - Business in Sri Lanka ❯

South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation (SASEC): Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, and Sri Lanka

South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) South Asian Free-Trade Area (SAFTA). Economic Union

Asian Clearing Union (ACU) Iran, Bhutan, India...

Bay of Bengal Initiative (BIMSTEC): Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Bhutan, and Nepal

Indian-Ocean Rim Association IORA, Comoros, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, the Seychelles, South Africa, Tanzania...



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