The Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority has reportedly stated that tourists arriving in Sri Lanka in charter flights have seen a fourfold increase in 2017 from a year earlier.
The government of Sri Lanka has reportedly taken steps to permit the state owned petroleum company to test a crude oil from Algeria in a bid broaden supply sources for its refinery.
State Minister for Economic Affairs in Sri Lanka, Harsha de Silva has reportedly said the government is in the process of finalizing laws to create ring fenced special economic zone in a reclaimed Port City
Finance Minister of Sri Lanka Mangala Samaraweera has announced that the government has received expressions of interest (EOI) from 88 international companies to purchase the Colombo Hilton and Grand Hyatt building.
Sri Lanka has been ranked number one among the Lonely Planet’s Top 10 countries to visit in 2019. Wikipedia has stated that Lonely Planet is among the largest travel guide book publishers in the world.