Sri Lanka, June 6 -- Key reforms including a new tariff policy and transparent investment criteria is been implemented now to facilitate international trade agreements, Industries and Entrepreneurship Development Deputy Minister Chathuranga Abeysinghe said.

Addressing the Roundtable, 'Sri Lanka, RCEP and the Emerging Global Trading Order' discussion convened by the Pathfinder Foundation yesterday he said that Sri Lanka had significantly delayed in implementing essential reforms needed for expanding global trade and investment by entering into bilateral and multilateral agreements, such as the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). He said RCEP can greatly benefit the country by connecting it with about 15 nations, including...