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The government yesterday welcomed the United States’ decision to lower its reciprocal tariff on Sri Lankan goods to 30 percent from 44 percent, effective August 1, but said it would continue talks ...
DHAKA, July 11, 2025 (BSS) - Commerce Advisor Sk Bashir Uddin met US Trade Representative Ambassador Jamieson Greer at his ...
President Trump revealed Thursday that imported goods from Canada will be subject to a 35% tariff starting next month, and ...
From being reportedly unfazed by the initial White House statements in April that pegged the tariff at only 17 percent, trade officials are set to leave for the US next week to negotiate a better deal ...
The three-day round of talks, which began on Wednesday, entered its second day with both sides reaffirming their commitment to mutual cooperation in areas of trade, commerce, and investment ...
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s Public Debt Management Office is hiring and training staff with a target to be in operation by ...
President Donald Trump has launched a wave of Section 232 tariffs and investigations, seeking to protect U.S. national ...
The United States has a trade deficit with Iraq, Algeria, Libya and Tunisia, according to the US government, prompting the ...
The president has published just 22 letters, many to minor trading partners like Brunei, Moldova and Sri Lanka.
Trump is broadening his use of tariffs for purposes that have little to do with economics. That could mean no end of Trump's ...
Power, Energy, and Mineral Resources Adviser Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan yesterday assured the country's business leaders that there is no reason to worry about US tariffs yet, as negotiations with the ...
Coffee prices are on the rise after President Donald Trump announced a sweeping 50% tariff on imports from Brazil, the world’s largest coffee producer, sending a shock through global commodities ...