IIFA Global Business Forum:

Strong platform to promote investments

Sanjeevi Jayasuriya

The country could be geared to attract more foreign investments to position Sri Lanka as an investment hub. The IIFA Global Business Forum has been a platform to promote foreign investments and has attracted potential investors and businessmen to the host destination in the past. This year's forum would bring in a wide range of economic benefits to Sri Lanka. We look forward to this opportunity where it would boost the tourism industry as well, Sri Lanka Convention Bureau Director Nimalka Morahela said.

The business forum will complement and support the existing bilateral ties between Sri Lanka and India.It is expected to be mutually beneficial with networking opportunities while showcasing Sri Lanka's growing investment opportunities in mature and growing industries.

The business forum will convene an elite group of speakers, representing industry, Government and academia in a candid panel discussion on the sectors of power, trade, commerce and investment, cricket, entertainment and examine promising areas of cooperation between the two countries. Over 300 leading Indian businessmen will attend the IIFA Global Business Forum which is being held for the 11th consecutive time, in Colombo on June 4.