Transforming Sri Lanka into the hub of the Indian Ocean, with a knowledge-based, highly competitive and social-market economyis the objective of the Vision 2025 policy document of the Government.Making the transistion to anexport, FDI and tourism orientedcountry is the only optionfor Sri Lanka to create better jobs for the youth of our country and to graduate to a higher income economy.
Expo Dubai 2020 will contribute to achieving Sri Lanka’s Vision 2025 by supporting the growth of tourism, stimulating the development of innovative businesses and enhancing the country’s international reputation as a location to do business which is of utmost important considering specially the current situation of the country.
In the above context, Sri Lanka’s participation at Expo Dubai 2020 and the benefit to be achieved as a nation was discussed with the UAE Ambassador, Ahmed Ali Al Mualla by the Minister of Development Strategies and International TradeMalik Samarawickramaat the meeting held recently at the Ministry along with Deputy Minister of Development Strategies and International TradeNalinBandara,Export Development BoardChairperson Indira Malwatte, Board of Investments ChairmanMangalaYapa, officials of EDB, BOI, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the private sector.
