Group of Pakistani investors in Sri Lanka to look at new investment opportunities
A group of investors from several companies in Pakistan has arrived in Sri Lanka to find out about new investment opportunities in the country.
The delegation has met with Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena at the President’s official residence on Monday (23).
According to the media, the delegation includes representatives from leading companies in Pakistan and they have informed President Sirisena that they are ready for new investments in the fields of health, housing, tourism, science and technology in Sri Lanka.
Therefore, attention was reportedly given to the new investment opportunities in the fields of building highways and oil exploration.
The investors have expressed their interest in constructing a state-of-the-art hospital in Sri Lanka to perform heart surgeries and to build two tourism zones as well as to construct a low-cost new housing scheme.
Minister of Foreign Investments and International Trade, Malik Samarawickrama, Secretary General of National Economic Council, Prof. Lalith Samarakoon and senior officials of the Finance Ministry and officials from the Board of Investments (BOI) have also participated in the meeting.
OSL take:
The business delegation from Pakistan that visited Sri Lanka looking for new investment opportunities indicates the growing business interest in the island nation. Sri Lanka already has a free trade agreement (FTA) with Pakistan and investments/partnerships in the island nation would be beneficial to entrepreneurs in Pakistan as well as Sri Lanka.
| Article Code : | VBS/AT/26042018/Z_16 |