This is in the aftermath of certain corporate being detected and accused guilty of such an illegality.
The Minister was of the view that the BOI too has to be more active in attracting investors of high esteem. Foreign investors also lost confidence in Sri Lanka due to short sighted economic policies and lack of political stability. “Due to this FDIs hit a major tumbling block and some of the BOI agreements that were signed never took off.”
There were also bogus eye wash BOI agreements such as the much talked about Volkswagen factory in Kurunegala that were only confined to an opening ceremony where top VIP’s participated. The much publicized would be BOI industrial park in Horana for Thai and Japanese investors also never took off. Similar feat was seen for the proposed Kurunegala BOI Industrial Park.
The Minister pointed out that he had received many complaints from foreign investors with regard to the inefficiency and delays at the BOI. “We have to change this culture immediately and it is our duty to address investors’ needs without any delay,” the Minister added.
Efficiency and punctuality must be enhanced at the Board of Investment of Sri Lanka (BOI) to facilitate foreign investors who wish to invest on various projects in Sri Lanka without any delay.”
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