Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Industry and Commerce has stated that China has proposed the setting up of an international gold exchange and a gem and jewellery hub in Colombo
The Sri Lankan government has reportedly awarded SITTI S.P.A., which is an Italian firm making air traffic control voice communication systems,
The Finance Ministry of Sri Lanka has stated that the country will receive a US$ 100 million concessionary loan from the World Bank to diversify and upgrade secondary school curricular to global standards,
The Wathupitiwela Export Processing Zone (WEPZ) of Sri Lanka’s Board of Investments (BOI) has reportedly contributed US$ 25,599,216.25 (US$ 25.6 million) in export revenue as at end of March 2018.
The government of Sri Lanka has reportedly recorded an increase in earnings from merchandise exports to US$ 924 million in May 2018 mainly driven by industrial exports, despite a reduction recorded in agricultural exports.