The Narendra Modi visit and what it means for the Sri Lankan garment sector A 44% Trump tariff Could seriously impact Sri Lankan business and thereby FDI and jobs says Sri Lanka’s Garment industry.

The Sri Lanka Apparel Exporters Association (SLAEA) held its 42nd Annual General Meeting, reaffirming its commitment to driving the industry forward amid evolving global challenges. Rajitha Jayasuriya ...

Look out, South Asia—Sri Lanka’s apparel industry isn’t willing to disappear without a trace. The country’s apparel manufacturers have teamed up to proactively embrace the onslaught of ...

Sri Lanka’s apparel industry has recorded export earnings of $4.7bn in 2024, marking a year-on-year (YoY) growth of nearly 5% ...

Star Garments Group, a powerhouse in Sri Lanka’s apparel industry and part of Charles Komar and Sons, officially inaugurated ...

Currently, more than 350,000 workers are directly employed in Sri Lanka’s apparel industry, with about 600,000 indirect workers. Most garment workers are paid a paltry average monthly wage of ...

As reported by Just-Style, a global apparel sourcing and industry news platform, the organisations are coming together to express their support for Sri Lanka’s garment industry and its workers ...

The American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) sent a letter on behalf of buyers to its counterpart association in Sri Lanka, the Joint Apparel Association Forum (JAAF), to reiterate the US ...

In Sri Lanka, the garment industry exports about 40 per cent of its output to the US, which helped the island nation earn $1.9bn last year, following a massive economic crisis that triggered a ...

(MENAFN- Colombo Gazette) Sri Lanka's apparel industry wants the Sri Lanka government to reconsider the decision to abolish the Simplified Value-Added Tax (SVAT). With the countdown to the ...

The garment industry in Sri Lanka has been a key earner of foreign exchange – over the years the garment industry has earned a high of US $ 5.95 billion in 2022 to US $ 5 billion in 2024.