COLOMBO, Nov. 9 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lanka aims to double its black tea export to China to 20 million kilos per annum within the next five years as more Chinese youth now favor black tea, an official said here Saturday. Chairman of the Sri Lanka Tea Board (SLTB) Lucille Wijewardena told...
from its current 5 million U.S. dollars to around 10 million during the winter months, local media reported on Sunday quoting Niraj de Mel, chairman of the Sri Lanka Tea Board (SLTB).
COLOMBO, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lanka's tea industry will launch an ambitious 10-year master plan titled "Road Map 2030" to rapidly modernize the island country's tea sector through technological intervention, local media, quoting Sri Lanka Tea Board (SLTB) Chairman Jayampathy Molligoda, ...
COLOMBO, May 22 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lanka's black and green tea exports to China has risen sharply so far this year with Chinese youth acquiring a taste for Sri Lanka's popular Ceylon tea, Sri Lanka Tea Board Chairman Lucille Wijewardena said here Wednesday. In an interview with local media...
COLOMBO, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lanka aims to increase exports of its popular Ceylon black tea to China and will launch a mega digital advertising campaign across China by May, Chairman of Sri Lanka Tea Board Lucille Wijewardena said here Thursday. ...
Sri Lanka tea industry to get back withheld funds; objections to new cess May 1 (LBO) The Sri Lankan government has agreed to release all funds owed to the tea industry from the export cess but key stakeholders are opposing a proposal to further increase the cess. Tea Board Chairman Lalit...
"This is very timely for us because we get access to an important market and both Iran and Sri Lanka can trade without relying on dollars," Sri Lanka's Tea Board Chairman Niraj de Mel told Reuters. "The agreement was to send $5 million worth of tea each month for 48 months but we ...
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Chairman of the Ceylon Chamber, Mr. Duminda Hulangamuwa, welcomed the delegation’s opportune timing, stating that following on from the gateway of opportunities presented by the recently inked Sri Lanka-Thailand Free Trade Agreement Sri Lanka will continue to explore ...
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka is targeting 18.2 billion dollars exports in 2025, with services projected to bring in 4.1 billion dollars, the island’s Export Development Board Chairman Mangala Wijesinghe said. The EDB was working to remove barriers faced by exporters which will help expand their overse...