EDB maps export-led growth path to 2030 at National Consultative Forum

Launches ‘Export Performance Indicator’, a data-driven tool designe improve monitoring, policy formulation and strategic planning within sector

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THE Export Development Board (EDB) recently convened the National Consultative Forum on the Strategic Export Development Roadmap 2026-2030 at its head office, bringing together senior government officials to align policy, institutions and strategy around Sri Lanka’s export-led economic transformation.

As the country’s premier export promotion agency, the EDB is in the process of formulating a National Export Development Plan to guide export growth over the next five years, with the ambitious goal of achieving $ 36 billion in export revenue by 2030. The forum aimed to create awareness among key policymakers on the proposed roadmap and to secure cross-sector collaboration to meet national economic objectives.

EDB Chairman and CEO Mangala Wijesinghe presented the National Export Development Roadmap, outlining strategic priorities, sectoral focus areas and institutional reforms required to strengthen Sri Lanka’s export ecosystem.