Investment interest escalating with BizPAct Confab

Local and foreign investors are demonstrating increasing confidence and enthusiasm in investing in the peripheral regions of Sri Lanka, taking advantage of the post war opportunities for rebuilding the nation.

The 'BizPAct Invest in Sri Lanka symposium', the first major post-war initiative to attract national and international investments to the peripheral regions of Sri Lanka. The symposium is convened by The Business for Peace Alliance (BPA), Sri Lanka's network of regional business chambers.

'BizPAct' seeks to build a unique platform linking big business based in Colombo, international investors and Sri Lankan investors domiciled overseas, together with the small and medium scale businesses and entrepreneurs in the regions throughout Sri Lanka

Supported by the Government agencies and big business chambers, the BizPact investment program will take place in Colombo on June 25 and 29, coupled with facility visits to the regions on from June 26-28.

BizPAct is planned to be a highly interactive and participatory program. Colombo based business representatives, Sri Lankans domiciled overseas and foreign investors will get an opportunity to confer with high level policy makers, Government officials and leading members of the regional business community, representing all the regional chambers of Commerce throughout Sri Lanka and obtain insights on the opportunities and challenges in investing in the regions in the post war scenario.

The high level policy makers who are billed to participate in the event are Minister of Public Administration and Internal Affairs, Dr. Sarath Amunugama, Minister of Enterprise Development and Investment Promotion, Anura Priyadarshana Yapa, Minister of Industrial Development, Kumara Welgama, Minister of Enterprise Development, Mano Wijeyratna, Deputy Minister of Tourism, Faizer Musthapa, Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dr. Palitha Kohona, and Secretary General, Secretariat for Coordinating the Peace Process and Secretary, Ministry of Disaster Management and Human Rights, Prof. Rajiva Wijesinha.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Board of Investment, Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority, Secretariat for Co-ordinating the Peace Process, National Chamber of Exporters, American Chamber of Commerce, the European Chamber of Commerce in Sri Lanka, International Alert and Young Entrepreneurs Sri Lanka are partnering BPA in this Conference.