The Hon. (Dr.) Anil Jayantha — Minister of Labour and Deputy Minister of Finance and Planning

¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, on behalf of the Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, I table the answer.

¶ 02 (a) (i) Approved investment projects from November 2024 to 31 January 2026:

¶ 03 Approved expansions (country-wise) – Estimated foreign investment (US$ mn), total US$ 419 mn (note: this is estimated investment of “approved expansions,” not necessarily commenced): - United Arab Emirates: 1 project – 19.1 - Switzerland: 1 – 5.1 - Australia: 2 – 3.0 - United Kingdom: 1 – 24.7 - South Korea: 1 – 3.4 - Luxembourg: 1 – 0.5 - Malaysia: 3 – 54.8 - Netherlands: 3 – 114.9 - Sweden: 1 – 159.0 - Germany: 1 – 6.0 - Mauritius: 1 – 0.6 - [Additional entry] Germany/Mauritius minor entries as listed - Total: 29 projects – 419.0

¶ 04 New projects (country-wise), total 78 projects – US$ 541.38 mn: - Australia (3) – 3.14 - Canada (1) – 9.75 - Denmark (1) – 4.53 - France (1) – 0.35 - Hong Kong (1) – 1.00 - India (11) – 373.40 - Iran (1) – 8.81 - Japan (1) – 2.00 - South Korea (1) – 0.30 - Malaysia (1) – 12.06 - Netherlands (1) – 0.73 - Saudi Arabia (1) – 0.35 - Singapore (4) – 68.07 - Spain (1) – 0.15 - UK (2) – 24.47 - United Arab Emirates (2) – 17.00 - USA (4) – 15.28

¶ 05 (ii) Answer to (i) applies.

¶ 06 (iii) Current status (total 45): - Under construction/being implemented: 31 - In commercial operation: 14 - Total commenced/operational: 45 Annex 02 lists 45 projects commenced implementation/operation, including: - National School of Business Management (Guarantee) Ltd. – new project - Skipod Manufacture (Pvt) Ltd. – new - BCF Lanka (Pvt) Ltd. – new - Ceylon Speciality Chemicals (Pvt) Ltd. – new - Blue Arc Manufacturing (Pvt) Ltd. – new - Revita Global (Pvt) Ltd. – new - AOD South Asia (Pvt) Ltd. – new - Access Medical Tracers (Pvt) Ltd. – new - IDSL Tikiri Essence (Pvt) Ltd. – new - Blue Ocean Breeze (Private) Ltd. – new - Inatex Extracts (Pvt) Ltd. – new - Ishengda Industrial Company (Pvt) Ltd. – new - SMI Point (Pvt) Ltd. – new - Polestar (Lanka) Garments (Pvt) Ltd. – new - Iceylanka SRF (Pvt) Ltd. – new - Jovera Brush Industries (Pvt) Ltd. – new - Agro Global Solutions (Pvt) Ltd. – new - AD Printers and Packaging (Pvt) Ltd. – new - Blue Ocean Capital (Pvt) Ltd. – new - Imelwa Cement (Pvt) Ltd. – new - Punsiri Gems (Pvt) Ltd. – new - 12404001 Ceylon (Pvt) Ltd. – new - Autolink Global Lanka (Pvt) Ltd. – new - One 2 One (Pvt) Ltd. – new - True Foam (Pvt) Ltd. – new - Rossli Clothing (Pvt) Ltd. – new - Evercore Properties (Pvt) Ltd. – new - CEYLON BEVERAGE CAN (Pvt) Ltd. – Expansion 3 - The Colombo Ice Company (Pvt) Ltd. – Expansion 01 - Sunrich Confectionery (Pvt) Ltd. – Expansion 3 - Alchemy Heavy Metals (Pvt) Ltd. – Expansion 2 - Hyosung ONB (Pvt) Ltd. – Expansion 2 - Prime Lands Residencies PLC – Expansion 3 - Dialog Axiata PLC – Expansion 15 - Dialog Broadband Networks (Pvt) Ltd. – Expansion 11 - Ceylon Steel Casting (Pvt) Ltd. – Expansion - Walters Bay Tea Growers (Pvt) Ltd. – Expansion 2 - W.N.S. Global Services (Pvt) Ltd. – Expansion 2 - Informatics Institute of Technology Ltd. – Expansion 1 - Boehm & Leckner Multi Moulds (Pvt) Ltd. – Expansion 2 - Phoenix Industries Ltd. – Expansion 5 - Flexi Print (Pvt) Ltd. – Expansion 3 - Aminovit (Pvt) Ltd. – Expansion - Sun Industrial Tyres (Pvt) Ltd. – Expansion 1

¶ 07 (iv) The pace of implementation depends on factors such as project timelines, obtaining permits and environmental approvals, land selection, and investor-specific challenges. The BOI continuously coordinates with all relevant agencies to expedite implementation while ensuring full compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements.

¶ 08 (b) Does not arise.