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Sri Lanka’s Benji inks expansion agreement of $ 35 million

Sri Lanka’s Benji inks expansion agreement of $ 35 million

The Morning: Benji Limited and the Board of Investment of Sri Lanka (BOI) have inked an expansion agreement for $ 35 million.
The company’s parent company, Oniverse, opted to invest more in Sri Lanka, citing its extensive understanding of the local business ecosystem and renewed confidence in the normalisation of business in the country.
Benji CEO and Managing Director Giorgio Montresor underlined the importance of Sri Lanka’s human resources in attracting new investment. He also remarked that young Sri Lankans are very capable of learning new technologies, and their work ethic is among the greatest in the world. All of the group’s companies currently employ about 15,000 people.
Currently, Benji manufactures 30 million bra cups. This fresh capital injection will bring in new technology-driven machines with increased capacity and improved quality.
The company expects a 35% increase in production. All group firms source bra cups from Benji, reducing imports of bra cups from China to nil. As a result, this investment will not only increase foreign exchange inflows but also reduce dollar outflows.
Oniverse began operations in Verona, Italy, in 1986. Over the last thirty years, Oniverse has had constant development in its streams and expansion activities, developing profitable goods and brands and strengthening its position in worldwide fashion retail marketplaces.
Oniverse manages the whole product life cycle, from design to manufacturing in proprietary facilities to global distribution. Today, the Group sells its products entirely through its single-brand 5,600 stores, which are either directly owned or franchised in 57 countries and employ over 45,000 people.
Oniverse is the industry’s dominant player in Europe and one of the top globally. The firm operates 66% of its stores outside of Italy, with locations in Milan, Rome, Paris, London, Moscow, Barcelona, Dubai, Hong Kong, New York, São Paulo, Shanghai, Tokyo, and other global cities.

OSL take:
Sri Lanka’s economy is on an overall expansion path that has resulted in the expansion of business/investment opportunities in the country’s key economic sectors, especially in the manufacturing sector. The local manufacturing and export sectors have been on a steady growth path even during the period of the economic crisis a few years ago. The expanding business/investment opportunities in the manufacturing industry is evident by the many expansion programmes undertaken by businesses already operating in the industry and the interest shown by foreign businesses/investors to explore opportunities in the sector while the Sri Lankan government has prepared incentive schemes to attract more foreign investments to the industry. Sri Lanka’s geographical positioning in the Indian Ocean and the many trade agreements as well as trade concessions enjoyed by the country with many foreign countries have also helped boost the country’s manufacturing industry. With Sri Lanka on a path to becoming a regional hub as well as the ongoing economic activities and the business/investment opportunities in the country, especially in the manufacturing industry, foreign businesses/investors could confidently explore the steadily growing business potential in the manufacturing and exports industries. The growth and profits recorded by local businesses in the manufacturing and exports industries is indicative of the business potential in these two industries. Foreign businesses could also look at forming collaborations with local businesses in the manufacturing industry with the aim of further expanding operations locally and internationally.

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