📈 BOI Pitches Strategic Role to Top US Think Tanks & Investors 🇺🇸🇱🇰

• A 23-member US delegation, including senior reps from the Hudson Institute and American Enterprise Institute, met with the BOI Chairman to explore strengthening economic ties and expanding investment opportunities. • Discussions focused on Sri Lanka’s economic transformation, investment climate, and strategic geopolitical role. • The BOI emphasized the Government's focus on macroeconomic stability, market orientation, and commitment to IMF-backed reforms (fiscal discipline, good governance). • Key Investment Advantages highlighted: • Strategic location along major East-West shipping routes. • Highly educated, English-speaking workforce. • Focus Sectors for US Investment include logistics, renewable energy, technology, pharmaceuticals, minerals, apparel & textiles, tourism, and real estate development. • Upcoming initiatives include new specialised economic zones for technology, textiles, and pharmaceuticals, plus regulatory reforms to foster strategic investments. • Message to US investors: Sri Lanka remains open, transparent, and ready to welcome investment.