Port City Colombo Expands Gulf Investment Footprint at Dubai Summit 📈

• High-Level Bilateral Forum • Event: Sri Lanka Beyond Your Dreams (2nd Edition) in Dubai. • Participation: 400+ UAE business leaders, investors, and diplomats alongside a senior Sri Lankan government delegation. • Key Objective: Deepening economic diplomacy and expediting a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) between Sri Lanka and the UAE. • Special Economic Zone Capital & Figures • Investment Pipeline: Over US$ 2.00 Bn secured to date; targets set to cross US$ 4.00 Bn in coming years. • Strategic Focus: Serves as a gateway for Gulf capital into South Asia, offering a SEZ legal and regulatory framework. • Strategic Alliances & Target Sectors • Landmark Deal: Signed investment promotion agreement between Colombo Port City Economic Commission, CHEC Port City Colombo, and Umm Al Quwain Free Trade Zone Authority—establishing the first formal SEZ-to-free-zone bridge between PCC and the UAE. • Focus Sectors: High-impact opportunities in logistics, real estate, financial services, technology, tourism, and regional headquarters/business continuity operations.