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Article: Sri Lanka opens doors to foreign investors
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- New Straits Times
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- August 24, 2009
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Sharen Kaur
New Straits Times
08-24-2009
Sri Lanka opens doors to foreign investors
Byline: Sharen Kaur
Edition: Main/Lifestyle
Section: Business Times
Type: News
SRI Lanka is calling on foreign investments to pump prime its economy which had been ripped by over 30 years of civil war.
State Corp (Pvt) Ltd (SCorp) managing director and chief executive officer Keerthi Sri Weerasinghe said there are over US$70 billion (RM246 billion) worth of jobs available in construction, infrastructure and tourism.
Keerthi, who is chairman of the Coconut Development Authority under the Ministry of Plantation Industries said there are also contracts to be undertaken in mineral mining and housing.
"Because of ...
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