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Twenty BOI firms to invest US$ 165mn to expand existing operations

Twenty BOI firms to invest US$ 165mn to expand existing operations BOI Chairman Engineer Raja Edirisuriya, Director General Renuka Weerakone and MAS Group Chairman Mahesh Amalean signing the relevant investment agreements The investments represent diversified sectors including apparel manufacturing and accessories, healthcare education training, IT, hospitality etc BOI chief says the move shows investor confidence

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FDIs from Europe show gradual uptick

FDIs from Europe show gradual uptick Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) from European countries has picked up gradually with their contribution to overall FDIs Sri Lanka received in the past few years showing an uptick as per the data provided by the Board of Investment (BOI). The BOI figures provided on request by The Sunday Morning Business show

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Sri Lanka, EU revive investor dialogue

Sri Lanka, EU revive investor dialogue Sri Lanka and the European Union (EU) recently revived the investor dialogue between the two with Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa and EU Ambassador Denis Chaib as co-chairs. Minister of Youth and Sports, Minister of Development Coordination and Monitoring and State Minister of Digital Technology Namal Rajapaksa, State Minister for

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BOI gets new Director General

BOI gets new Director General President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa has appointed Renuka M. Weerakone as Director General (Acting) of the Board of Investment (BOI) of Sri Lanka. The letter of appointment was handed over to the new Director General by Aviation and Export Zone Development State Minister D.V. Chanaka in the presence of BOI Chairman Eng.

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SLHC in Singapore hosts webinar on ‘Sri Lanka as a Potential Alternative Manufacturing Hub’

SLHC in Singapore hosts webinar on ‘Sri Lanka as a Potential Alternative Manufacturing Hub’ A webinar on ‘Sri Lanka as a Potential Alternative Manufacturing Hub’ was organised by the Commercial Section of the Sri Lanka High Commission in Singapore together with the Singapore Manufacturing Federation and the Singapore-Sri Lanka Business Association with the support of

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Upgrading general waste water refinery within Seethawaka EPZ

Upgrading general waste water refinery within Seethawaka EPZ The Cabinet of Ministers has previously granted approval for upgrading the refinery capacity of the general waste water refinery situated within the Seethawaka Export Processing Zone(EPZ) which is implemented under Sri Lanka Board of Investments from 9500 cubic metres to 15000 cubic metres per day. Therefore, bids

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