28th Presidential Export Awards on December 8

Daily Mirror and Lanka Business Online report that the 28th Presidential Export Awards ceremony is scheduled for Tuesday, December 8, 2026, at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall in Colombo. Both outlets say the Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB) is organizing the event under the patronage of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.

Lanka Business Online reports that a media briefing was held at the EDB, attended by its chairman and chief executive, Mangala Wijesinghe, Director General Erandika Dissanayake, Additional Director General Kumuduni Mudalige and Finance and Administration Director General Roshan Jayasinghe. It also names representatives from partner organizations including Bank of Ceylon, Commercial Bank, the Sri Lanka Tea Board and the Sri Lanka Export Credit Insurance Corporation.

Lanka Business Online says the awards program began in 1981 and that 27 ceremonies have been held so far. It reports that this year’s event will recognize leading exporters for the 2025/2026 financial year, with approximately 1,500 guests—including government officials, diplomats and exporters—expected to attend.

Lanka Business Online reports that 117 awards are planned: 15 overall awards and 102 awards for product and service sectors. It also says merit awards may be given to qualifying sectors, with selection taking account of applicants’ performance and each sector’s contribution to the national economy. The report says sectoral selections consider factors beyond export revenue, but the supplied text ends before listing them.