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Sri Lanka
  • Imports from Sri Lanka A$128 million
  • Exports to Sri Lanka A$205 million
  • Capital Colombo
  • Official Languages Sinhala, Tamil
  • Surface Area 66,000 sq km
  • Population 20.7 million

Events

Commonwealth Business Forum 2013
12 Nov 2013 - 14 Nov 2013
Colombo , Sri Lanka
Australia Future Unlimited: Education Exhibition Sri Lanka 2014
21 Feb 2014 - 22 Feb 2014
Colombo , Sri Lanka

Last updated: 30 Mar 2012

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Success stories
Sri Lanka and Australia work together to change lives with clean water
10 Oct 2013
In a country dealing with the aftermath of civil war and natural disasters, one Australian firm has been working hard with local partners to provide a million people with clean drinking water. For Out ...
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Australian exporter Wellard in second phase of US$30m Sri Lankan dairy project
2 Oct 2013
Sri Lanka’s Cabinet has approved the second phase of the Dairy Development Project, the Sri Lankan Government’s plan to make fresh milk more available to its people, with the involvement of Australia’ ...
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Commonwealth Business Forum focuses on Indian Ocean Rim partnerships
20 Sep 2013
The upcoming Commonwealth Business Forum 2013, held in conjunction with the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), will focus on potential partnerships in the fast-growing Indian Ocean Rim.
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Australia set to benefit from rising consumption in Asia
29 May 2013
Australia is well-placed to benefit from the region’s rising consumption, according to Australia’s Parliamentary Secretary for Trade, the Honourable Kelvin Thomson.
Media releases
Preparing for the Asian Century (Ministerial)
14 May 2013
The Gillard Government is providing an additional $84.6 million over four years to Australian universities, some of which will give students more opportunity to study an Asian language.

Doing business

Sri Lankans are courteous and hospitable and guests are frequently invited to the homes of business acquaintances – even after the first meeting.

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Country Profile

Content supplied by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

  • ECONOMIC CLIMATE
    Sri Lanka’s economic growth has been improving since the end of the conflict in 2009. Agriculture and manufacturing account for most of Sri Lanka’s economy.
    » read more at DFAT
  • POLITICAL CLIMATE
    The two main political parties are the leftist Sri Lanka Freedom Party and the centre-right United National Party.
    » read more at DFAT
  • TRADE RELATIONS
    Sri Lanka has friendly relations with all countries and trade between Sri Lanka and Australia has been increasing steadily over the past decade.
    » read more at DFAT

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