🤝 Sri Lanka & Japan Hold Inaugural Talks on Export-Oriented Industrial Corridor

• Key Development: The first meeting of the Sri Lanka-Japan Joint Working Group (JWG) was held in Colombo to implement the 'Conceptual Roadmap on Building an Export-Oriented Industrial Corridor.' • Context: Established following the Intergovernmental Economic Policy Dialogue in February, the JWG serves as a working-level framework to drive export-oriented industrialization. • Strategic Priorities: Discussions centered on enhancing the business environment, identifying priority sector areas, and setting implementation timelines. • Investor Engagement: Concurrently, the 5th Japan–Sri Lanka Committee on Business Environment met at the BOI, featuring Japanese companies, JETRO, JICA, and JCCI. • Investment Goals: Talks focused on resolving operational challenges faced by Japanese enterprises to boost foreign direct investment (FDI) and deepen bilateral economic cooperation.