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India, Sri Lanka finalise trade agreement

B. Muralidhar Reddy COLOMBO: India and Sri Lanka on Wednesday finalised the long-pending draft Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) that would boost not only trade but also open up services and investment sectors. The contours of CEPA were concluded during the two-day talks between the Indian team led by Commerce Secretary G.K. Pillai and his counterparts in the island nation.