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The Hon. D.V. Chanaka

Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna· Hambantota· 6 August 2025 ·Procedural: Ministerial Statement: Response to Question on Foreign Direct Investment (2025-07-09)

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Hon. D.V. Chanaka urged the Government not to discriminate among investments based on which administration secured them, emphasizing the importance of foreign remittances, FDI, and tourism receipts to the economy. He asked the Prime Minister to state the largest foreign direct investments received during the year and their values.

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¶ 01 Hon. Prime Minister, investments are investments—large or small. We rely on foreign remittances, FDI and tourism receipts. Do not discriminate based on which Government brought them. Also, could you inform what the largest FDIs this year are and their values?

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Hansard, Wednesday, 6 August 2025 ·No. 1755159820030645 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. D.V. Chanaka. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 6 August 2025. No. 1755159820030645. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/17115