World Bank & Sri Lanka Advance Colombo Fort Tourism Zone Development 📈

• Project Focus: High-level talks held today between Chief of Staff to the President Prabath Chandrakeerthi and World Bank Country Manager Gevorg Sargsyan to advance the Colombo Fort Tourism Zone development using World Bank loan facilities and technical assistance. • Core Objective: Transform historic Colombo Fort into an attractive, heritage-preserved tourism zone, building on earlier directives from President Anura Kumara Dissanayake. • Expanded Scope: World Bank expressed readiness to support nature-based tourism and regional expansion into the Northern and Eastern provinces. • Broader Sectoral Support: Assistance pledged to help Sri Lanka meet national performance targets in agribusiness, ports & logistics, and energy.