Top investors from China visit Sri Lanka to explore investment opportunities

A group of top investors from Jilin Province in China have come to Sri Lanka to explore investment opportunities in the country. Top officials of the Jilin Provincial Chamber of Commerce, the Jilin Provincial Chamber of Commerce and the Jilin Foreign Investment Cooperation Association are among them. They met the State Minister for Investment Promotion Keheliya Rambukwella recently.

Jilin Foreign Investment Partnership Association and Jilin Chamber of Commerce consist of leading public and private companies. The purpose of their visit to Sri Lanka is to explore investment opportunities in sectors such as power and energy, petroleum, construction and transport and industrial products.

Speaking at the meeting, Jilin Provincial Department of Commerce, Jilin Deputy Director General Liu Nai Jung emphasised the value of working together in the face of global economic challenges while maintaining bilateral relations between China and Sri Lanka.

Minister Keheliya Rambukwella said that the present Government is interested in foreign direct investment and that his Ministry is committed to the convenience of investors. He said foreign investment was being encouraged.

Ministry of Investment Promotion Secretary Sundaram Arumainayagam, BOI Director General Champika Malalgoda and Executive Director Prasanjith Wijayatilake were also present.