Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has reportedly stated that a mega development plan would be implemented with the objective of uplifting rural areas over the next two years.
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.