Statistics of the Sri Lankan government has indicated that tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka have increased by 12.6 percent from a year earlier to 246,972 in January 2018.
Sri Lanka’s Board of Investments (BOI) has stated that a Japanese business delegation including chief executive officers
Fitch Ratings has confirmed Sri Lanka’s ‘B+’ rating with a stable outlook, stating that an International Monetary Fund (IMF) backed programme has improved budgets and monetary policy.
The government of Sri Lanka is reportedly planning to introduce new measures that will be boost foreign investments into Government securities.
British Prime Minister Theresa May has appointed Ranil Jayawardena, MP, as her trade envoy for Sri Lanka.