欧盟、印度与中国是斯里兰卡服装出口的雷达

 

EU, India & China on Sri Lanka's apparel export radar

Sri Lanka is hopeful of increasing its apparel exports to three large economies—the EU, India and China. It is currently negotiating Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) plus facilities with EU and is in discussion with China for increasing its apparel exports. It is also hoping that India will remove the current quota of 8 million given under the ISFTA.

Prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was in Brussels last week where he initiated talks with the EU on restoring GSP Plus status to his country.

Sri Lanka's apparel exports registered four per cent growth last year and GSP plus facility would be a further push for exports growth, according to Joint Apparel Association Forum (JAAF).

The south Asian nation is also hoping some favourable outcome from the ongoing preferential trade negotiations with India and China. The Economic and Technology Co-operation Agreement (ETCA) between India and Sri Lanka is currently in final stages of negotiation. The agreement is likely to open India's apparel import market for Sri Lanka, and remove the current quota of 8 million under the Indo-Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement (ISFTA).

Chinese government is also likely to offer a more flexible environment for Sri Lankan apparel exports.

Sri Lanka's textile and garment exports stood at $4.7 billion in 2015 and the country is targeting to increase this figure to $6 billion by 2019.

译文如下：

欧盟、印度与中国是斯里兰卡服装出口的雷达

斯里兰卡希望增加其三大经济体——欧洲,印度和中国的服装出口。目前正与欧盟谈判普遍优惠制+设施，以及与中国讨论增加服装的出口。也希望根据ISFTA ，印度可以取消当前800万的配额。

总统拉尼尔•维克勒马新哈上周在布鲁塞尔,他开始与欧盟谈判恢复普遍优惠制加的地位。

去年，斯里兰卡服装出口增长百分之四,普遍优惠加设施将进一步推动出口增长,根据联合服装联盟论坛(JAAF)。

这个南亚国家还希望与印度和中国正在进行的优惠贸易谈判有一些有利的结果。印度和斯里兰卡间的经济和技术合作协议(ETCA)目前在谈判的最后阶段。该协议可能会开放印度对斯里兰卡的服装进口市场,并根据印度与斯里兰卡自由贸易协定，删除当前800万的配额。

中国政府也可能为斯里兰卡服装出口提供一个更灵活的环境。

2015年，斯里兰卡纺织品和服装出口达47亿美元,当前目标是到2019年使这个数字增加到60亿美元。