The group which consisted of many Ambassadors and High Commissioners was visiting different parts of the Island under a programme organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

 

The group visited the BOI’s Koggala Export Processing Zone and was briefed by Mr. G R Abeyratne, Director (Investor Services), BOI Regional Office / Southern Province, on the operation of Export Processing Zones (EPZ) and more specifically the Koggala EPZ.

 

The Ambassadors were also briefed by Mr. Dilip S Samarasinghe, Director (Media & Publicity) on Sri Lanka’s Investment Climate and opportunities for investment in the country.  Afterwards, the BOI arranged for the group to visit several enterprises at Koggala with a view of gaining additional knowledge on the status of investment and the industrial capacity available in Sri Lanka.

 

Programmes of this nature have contributed in creating a better understanding of Sri Lanka’s potential as a destination for investments and the efforts by the Board to promote and facilitate Foreign Direct Investment into the country.