普惠制+可以推动斯里兰卡服装出口到2020年达200亿美元

 

'GSP+ can push SL's apparel exports to $20 bn by 2020'

The expected award of European Union's GSP Plus status can push Sri Lanka's apparel export earnings to $20 billion by 2020, from around $5 billion at present, primary industries minister Daya Gamage has said.

“Due to the efforts of prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and president Maithripala Sirisena, Sri Lanka will once again be awarded with the GSP Plus. This will be a major advantage for the industry and it could take the country to the apparel export target of $20 billion by 2020,” Gamage said at the inauguration of three-day Apparel Industry Suppliers Exhibition (AISEX) in Colombo.

The apparel industry contributes more than 45 per cent to the total merchandise exports from Sri Lanka, but the value addition is still around 50 per cent, Gamage said.

He stressed on encouraging more apparel accessories to be made in Sri Lanka, and added that AISEX 2016 would help towards that goal.

“Sri Lankans should also look at more R&D for the industry to be more competitive,” he added.

AISEX has been revised after seven years, following a visit by an EU delegation and the increased prospect of Sri Lanka achieving GSP Plus.

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普惠制+可以推动斯里兰卡服装出口到2020年达200亿美元

欧盟普惠制+的地位有望推动斯里兰卡的服装出口收入到2020年达200亿美元,目前约为50亿美元,基础产业部长Daya Gamage说。

“由于总理拉尼尔•维克勒马新哈和总统Maithripala Sirisena的努力,斯里兰卡将再次获得普遍优惠制加的地位。这对于该产业来说将是一个重要的优势,它可以使该国达成到2020年200亿美元的出口目标，”Gamage在为期三天在科伦坡举行的服装业供应商展览会的开幕式上说。

服装行业贡献了斯里兰卡超过45%的总商品出口,但价值增加仍在50%左右,Gamage说。

他强调鼓励更多的服装配件在斯里兰卡制造,并说AISEX 2016有助于朝着这个目标发展。

“斯里兰卡人也应该关注该行业更多的研发使其更有竞争力,”他补充道。

七年后AISEX得以修复,在欧盟代表团访问之后，并增加了斯里兰卡实现普遍优惠制加的愿景。