Kitts and Nevis as a beneficiary developing country under the GSP program because it has become a high-income country as defined by the World Bank.

WHITEHOUSE: The White House

L. Peiris, told parliament this week that Sri Lanka was vehemently opposed to the use of GSP Plus as a weapon.

ECONOMIST: Sri Lanka and the EU

Mr. Kaye, a senior partner at recruiting firm GSP International in Woodbridge, N.

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But there is a problem with the rules of GSP Plus.

ECONOMIST: Sri Lanka

Seemingly hoping to appear unaffected, the central bank denied in a statement that the loss of GSP Plus would have an adverse impact on Sri Lanka's exports.

ECONOMIST: Sri Lanka and the EU

Under a trade deal with the European Union called GSP-plus, Sri Lanka's garment exports (its second-largest source of foreign exchange) enjoy duty-free access to the EU. But GSP-plus hinges partly on human rights.

ECONOMIST: Sri Lanka

Students from GSP 2010 started Made In Space, a company that uses 3D printers to manufacture components for space in space.

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In a statement on Monday the EU Commission said its proposal to restore GSP status for Burma was based on an International Labour Organization (ILO) conclusion that the country had made "significant" progress in tackling forced labour.

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America's government has accepted a petition from an international trade union to review worker rights in Sri Lanka as part of its own GSP scheme.

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