Business School

Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreements FTAs APTA SAARC SAFTA

EENI International Business - Business in Asia

Master International Business

Learning unit: Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreements (FTAs). Syllabus:

- APTA, SAARC, BIMSTEC, IORARC, ACU.
- Indo-Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement (ISFTA).
- Pakistan - Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement (PSFTA).

Course learning materials:

Master International Business for Sri Lankan students

Related Foreign Trade Courses and masters: - Doing business in Southern Asia - Master Business in Asia.
Spanish: Comercio Exterior Sri Lanka

Institutions, Agreements and FTA's of Sri Lanka

Indo-Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement (ISFTA)

- India Sri Lanka Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA).
- India Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement (ISLFTA).
- Certificate of Origin.

Pakistan – Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement (PSFTA)

South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) (பிராந்திய ஒத்துழைப்புக்கான தெற்காசிய சங்கத்தின்)

- Introduction to the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC).
- Areas of cooperation: economy, communications, transport, ...
- SAARC Preferential Trading Arrangement (SAPTA).
- South Asian Free trade area (SAFTA). South Asian Economic Union.
- SAARC foreign trade.

Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement (APTA) (ஆசியா பசிபிக் வர்த்தக ஒப்பந்தம்)

- Introduction to the Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement (APTA).
- Trade profile of APTA members.
- Tariffs concessions. Rules of Origin.
- Performance Indicators for members of the Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement (APTA).

Bay of Bengal Initiative (BIMSTEC)

- Introduction to the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation.
- Members countries. Objectives.
- BIMSTEC Free trade area Framework Agreement.
- Trade and investments.

Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation (IORARC) (பிராந்திய ஒத்துழைப்பு பெருங்கடல் ரிம் சங்கம்)

- Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation (IORARC).
- Member countries. Objectives.
- Indian Ocean Rim Business Centre (IORBC).

Asian Clearing Union (ACU) (ஆசிய கிளியரிங் ஒன்றியம்)

- Asian Clearing Union (ACU).
- Objectives. Participating members. Achievements.

Regional institutions.

Boao Forum For Asia (BFA)

- Introduction to the Boao Forum For Asia (BFA).
- Structure. BFA and the economic integration in Asia.

Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) ஆசிய ஒத்துழைப்பு உரையாடல்

- Introduction to the Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD).
- Impacts of the Global Recession on Asia.

Asia - Middle East Dialogue (AMED) (ஆசியா - மத்திய கிழக்கு உரையாட)

- Introduction to the Asia - Middle East Dialogue – AMED.
- Principles and Objectives. AMED Working Groups.
- AMED III Meeting.

Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) (ஆசியா மற்றும் பசிபிக் பொருளாதார மற்றும் சமூக ஆணையம்)

- Introduction to the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP).
- Objectives of ESCAP. Programmes. Committees.
- The committee on trade and investment.
- Regional trade agreements in Asia. Regionalism in Asia.
- APTIAD interactive trade indicators.
- Statistical yearbook for Asia and the Pacific.

Asian Development Bank (ADB)

- Introduction to the Asian Development Bank.
- Operations. Projects and programs. Partnerships. Financial resources.
- ADB Project cycle.
- Regions and countries.
- Key indicators for Asia and the Pacific.
- Asian development outlook.

Colombo Plan

- The Colombo Plan for Cooperative Economic and Social Development in Asia and the Pacific.
- Objectives and Programmes.

Course summary Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreements (FTAs)

International Economic Relations. Sri Lanka is member of: South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), Bay of Bengal Initiative (BIMSTEC), Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation (IORARC), Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement (APTA), Asian Clearing Union (ACU), Boao Forum For Asia (BFA), Asia - Middle East Dialogue (AMED), Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD), Asian Development Bank (ADB), Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), Colombo Plan, United Nations, Commonwealth, World Bank, International Monetary Fund ...

South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation SAARC:
South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA)

Sri Lanka hopes to diversify export products and destinations to make use of the Indo-Lanka and Pakistan-Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement and other regional and bilateral preferential trading agreements.

India - Sri Lanka Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA):
India - Sri Lanka CEPA

Educational level: Continuing education / Executive education programs.

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