Trade and Investment

Malaysia-Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement

(Malaysia-Sri Lanka FTA)

Sri Lanka will sign a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Malaysia when President Ranil Wickremesinghe visits the country in February 2024, said visiting Malaysian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr Zambry Abd Kadir at a special CEO Forum hosted by Malaysia Sri Lanka Business Council (SLMBC) on October 2023; He said that the discussion in this regard had been going on for the past 5 years and it got delayed due to the COVID pandemic and other reasons

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Negotiations launched

Relevant Dates

  • Proposed/Under consultation and study
    2013-10-0
  • Negotiations launched
    2018-0-0
  • Not yet notified to the WTO