Sri Lanka, March 21 -- Sri Lanka will attract US$ 3 billion Foreign Direct Investments to Sri Lanka for 2019, Deputy Minister of Development Strategies and International Trade, Nalin Bandara said.

He said that the laying of foundation at Mirijjawila Export Processing Zone in Hambantota on Sunday (24) for an Oil Refinery and Cement bagging plant projects would bring in around US $ 4 billion which is the highest ever Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) record in the country.

"We expect 20% of this investment made this year. He said that that Sri Lanka attracted US$ 2.37 billion last year which is an increase of 37% as against the previous year. The Deputy Minister said that since the setting up of BOI in 1978 it has secured US$ 17 billion wor...