28th Presidential Export Awards on 8 December

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The 28th Presidential Export Awards 2026, organised by the Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB), will be held on Tuesday, 08 December 2026 at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH), under the patronage of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.

This year’s awards ceremony is held to recognise Sri Lanka’s best exporters for the financial year 2025/2026. A total of 117 awards will be presented under two main categories, comprising 15 overall awards and 102 product and service sectoral awards. Additionally, merit awards will be presented to qualified sectors as determined by the panel of judges, taking into consideration the applicants’ performance as well as the export contribution of relevant sectors to the national economy. The selection of sectoral awards is based not only on export revenue but also on several other criteria, including export market diversification, employment generation, growth in export earnings, repatriation of export earnings to the country, environmental sustainability and corporate social responsibility, and value addition.

EDB Chairman and CEO Mangala Wijesinghe said demonstrating the export community’s enthusiasm for this prestigious award, a large number of applications were received. The initial evaluation of applications was conducted by the Technical Committee, and the selection of award winners was made by a distinguished panel of judges headed by a retired Honorable Judge of the Supreme Court. Ernst & Young (EY) serves as the “Knowledge Partner” for the 28th Presidential Export Awards Ceremony.

In line with the new Government’s policy framework, new strategies have been implemented to expand Sri Lanka’s exports, and it is expected that Sri Lanka’s exports will increase significantly as a result. Accordingly, the government considers the initiatives taken by exporters in areas such as market diversification, product diversification, innovation, value addition, introducing local brands to the world, sustainability of exports, and development of regional value chains as important for achieving its targets.

The Presidential Export Awards Ceremony presents winners with a trophy/plaque and certificate, and award recipients are entitled to use the Presidential Export Awards logo as a marketing tool for a period of three years.

Managing Director of the Sri Lanka Export Credit Insurance Corporation, along with other officials.

Bank of Ceylon has joined hands with the Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB) as the Platinum Partner, while Commercial Bank serves as the Gold Partner. The Sri Lanka Tea Board (SLTB) and the Sri Lanka Export Credit Insurance Corporation (SLECIC) serve as Silver Partners for the 28th Presidential Export Awards Ceremony, which is held to promote and encourage exports from

Sri Lanka.