Sri Lanka, April 17 -- A recent brief by the Asian Development Bank highlights that Sri Lanka has about US$ 6 billion unrealised export potential, of which US$ 808 million is with India.Beaches & Islands

This unrealised potential has been calculated by combining estimates of supply origin country, product and destination. The results suggest that if the potential were fully met, Sri Lanka's exports would increase by 47%.

The largest unmet export potential is to India US$ 808 million per year, followed by the US, China, Italy and Germany.

The report titled "Unlocking Sri Lanka's Trade with India" notes at the sector level, the main opportunities include apparel (US$ 1.9 billion), followed by tea and spices and nuts.

The ADB brief point...