In Media

• S Asian consumers can save $2b a yr
  Daily Sun, March 29, 2012

• BD can save $398.5m per year removing 50 goods from its SAFTA sensitive list
  The Financial Express, March 29, 2012

• Regional trade: Consumer gains galore
  Business Recorder, March 28, 2012

• Trade liberalisation among South Asian countries could yield a minimum consumer welfare gain of approximately US$2 billion a year: SDPI-CUTS International Study
  The News, Pakistan, March 27, 2012

• S Asia paying higher cost on outside regional imports
  Daily Times, March 27, 2012

• Consumer societies inactive
  Sunday Observer, March 25, 2012

• More trade integration to help South Asian economies: report
  Live Mint, March 23, 2012

• Study bats for boost in South-Asian trade
  Business Standard, March 23, 2012

• Economics and Indian Strategy
  Council of Foreign Relations website, March 22, 2012

• Trade Trick
  Lanka Business online, March 16, 2012

• Consumers’ voice missing in Sri Lanka’s debates on deeper regional integration
  The Island, March 14, 2012

• Experts discuss the cost of economic non-cooperation to consumers in South Asia
  Nepal News, February 10, 2012

• Time is ripe for Indo-Pak trade ties to escalate
  The News, Pakistan, February 19, 2012

• Analysing Consumer vs Producer Interests in Trade Liberalization under SAFTA: Interview with Dr. Saman Kelegama
  The Island, February 12, 2012

• Trade barriers force Nepalis to pay more: Report
  Republica, February 04, 2012

• Cost of economic non-cooperation to consumer in South Asia high
  Business and Economy, February 03, 2012

• Economic non-cooperation hits consumers
  Himalayan Times, February 04, 2012

• Pak, India preferential trade agreement a welcome move'‎
  International News Network, Pakistan, November 15, 2011

• Huge gains for South Asian consumers
  Himalayan Times, November 09, 2011

• Minister stresses trade ties between South Asian countries
  The Daily Star, June 29,2011

• Faruk terms SA politicians, bureaucrats anti-people
  The Financial Express, June 29,2011