US Promotes Economic Integration in South Asia

Secretary of State John Kerry says the U.S. is backing economic integration among countries in South and Southeast Asia, as a way to strengthen local economies. He commented in Sri Lanka on Saturday where he held talks with the country’s top officials on trade and other issues. Kerry said South Asia is one of the world’s least economically integrated regions. “Trade among its countries amounts to some five percent of total trade and the cost of doing business across borders due to...

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