ECONOMYNEXT – The Sri Lanka Board of Investment has brought in investments worth 1.8 billion US dollars, of which 1.5 billion are foreign direct investments, state minister for investment promotion Dilum Amunugama said.
“The BOI has managed to increase the value of approved and registered projects to 1.8 billion US dollars during the period from January 1 to November 23,” Amunugama said recently (24) at a program to inquire about the problems investors faced during the year.
“Foreign investment projects showed a growth of 122% compared to the previous year,” the minister was quoted as saying in statement by the government information department.
But compared to last year, domestic investment shows slow progress, he said.
“The BOI has approved several new projects that will lead the country’s energy sector in a new direction.”
“Investment projects involving the Adani Corporation, Sinopec, RM Parks – (with Shell) which have high…