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Singapore, Sri Lanka sign FTA; annual savings of S$10m expected

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Published Tue, Jan 23, 2018 · 09:50 PM

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    SINGAPORE and Sri Lanka signed a free trade agreement on Tuesday.

    The deal guarantees tariff-free access for Singapore exports to Sri Lanka on 80 per cent of all tariff lines for 15 years, a statement from the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) said.

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