Sri Lanka’s ranking in enabling international trade has worsened during the past two years forcing the country slip down in the latest global ranking. According to the Global Enabling Trade Report 2016 published by the influential World Economic Forum and the Global Alliance for Trade Facilitation, Sri Lanka was ranked at 103rd out of 136 countries. In the previous ranking released in 2014, Sri Lanka was placed at 96. The Enabling Trade Index (ETI) assesses the extent to which economies have in place the factors facilitating the free flow of goods over borders and to their destination. Read more here.

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