Sri Lanka, June 25 -- Sri Lanka's ambitious plan to more than double export earnings to US$ 36 billion by 2030 risks falling short unless long-standing regulatory and operational bottlenecks are addressed, exporters warned.
According to the National Chamber of Exporters (NCE), achieving the target will require more than identifying priority sectors and setting growth objectives.
Earlier this month the government rolled out the National Export Development Plan (NEDP) 2026-2030, which aims to raise merchandise exports to US$ 28 billion and services exports to more than US$ 8 billion by the end of the decade. Meeting that target would require annual export growth of around 10-12 percent.
"Many of these concerns have been raised repeatedly w...