German-SL Pro Urges Diaspora & Global Investment in SL 📈

• Germany-based professional, Thushaan Kunabalasingam, urges the Sri Lankan diaspora and international companies to invest, citing a "conducive environment" and that the country is "on the right track" under the new administration. • He is focusing on strengthening economic cooperation with Germany across three key sectors: Cruise Tourism, Education, and Cuisine/Hospitality partnerships. • For Cruise Tourism, he is leveraging networks to bring large international liners (5,000–7,000 passenger vessels) to Colombo, aiming to make SL a key Indian Ocean hotspot. • German company Livecookintable (modular cooking systems) is conducting a feasibility study to establish operations in Colombo by 2027, focusing on the hospitality sector. • A parallel, non-commercial initiative is actively promoting SL's Education sector via university partnerships, student exchanges, and joint research with institutions including UoM, UoC, and UoJ.