COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, June 1 -- Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corp. issued the following news:
Thailand investors are keen to set up an export processing zone in Sri Lanka. This is mainly for re-export, disclosed Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the Kingdom of Thailand, Wijayanthi Edirisinghe.
Sri Lanka has Free Trade Agreements with countries like India and Pakistan, and Thai manufacturers could use these to get tax benefits when investing in and re-exporting from Sri Lanka.
She told a team of Sri Lankan Journalists during a media visit arranged by Thai Airways via their General Sales Agent, Mac Holdings (Pvt) Ltd, that she has already met Thai Business Chambers and proposed this idea. "They are very keen to pursue this."
She also said that the Thai-...