28th Presidential Export Awards 2026 to be held on December 8

The Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB) will hold the 28th Presidential Export Awards 2026 on December 8 at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH), under the patronage of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.

The ceremony will recognise Sri Lanka’s outstanding exporters for the 2025/2026 financial year. A total of 117 awards are to be presented, comprising 15 overall awards and 102 product and service sectoral awards.

The selection process considers export performance, market diversification, employment generation, growth in export earnings, environmental sustainability, corporate social responsibility and value addition.

Approximately 1,500 guests, including government officials, diplomats and exporters, are expected to attend.

The Presidential Export Awards programme was launched by the EDB in 1981.

Bank of Ceylon is the Platinum Partner and Commercial Bank is the Gold Partner. The Sri Lanka Tea Board and the Sri Lanka Export Credit Insurance Corporation are the Silver Partners.