Sri Lanka, Oct. 21 -- Increase of 138 percent over previous year Reflects growing confidence of new investors and commitment of existing investors

Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows to BoI- approved enterprises have reached US$ 827 million during the period January to September 2025, the Board of Investment (BoI) announced yesterday (20).

This is a remarkable 138 percent increase as against the corresponding period last year, the BoI said.

The Board said the investment inflows came from four sources: equity capital - US$ 133 million; reinvested retained earnings - US$ 132 million; intra-company foreign borrowings for investments - US$ 231 million; and long-term foreign commercial loans for investments - US$ 331 million.

Of the to...