Sri Lanka, June 18 -- ADB remains committed to supporting Sri Lanka's broader trade, investment, and industry reform agenda through policy-based lending, technical assistance, analytical work, policy dialogue, and capacity building, Shannon Cowlin, Country Director, Asian Development Bank said addressing the National Export Development Plan (NEDP) launch in Colombo on Tuesday.(16)

Cowlin also assured support for Sri Lanka's broader macroeconomic reform objectives, including the rebuilding of external buffers under the IMF-supported programme. "The NEDP is therefore timely. It provides a national framework to diversify Sri Lanka's export base, expand into new markets, and strengthen enterprise competitiveness."

"Our focus will remain on ...