Sri Lanka opens tender for 250MW battery storage
https://economynext.com/sri-lanka-opens-tender-for-250mw-battery-storage-278460
Sri Lanka awards BIA departure terminal expansion tender to Maga Engineering
Sri Lanka cabinet clears €924K German grant for energy‑efficient buildings
Sri Lanka to establish biomass cinnamon processing centre in Ruhuna University
For Sweden, the future Asia strategy is not about choosing between China and the rest of the region, but about understanding how Asia is changing – and ensuring that Swedish companies are where future growth, investment and innovation are created, write Jan Larsson and Emil Akander, Business Sweden.
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We are delighted to present the June edition of our quarterly Eurolink magazine, featuring valuable insights on trade, investment, and business.
Sri Lanka has officially solidified its reputation as one of the world’s premier destinations for family relocation, backed by hard data from major global migration studies.
According to the newly released 2026 edition of the Global Immigration Index by digital financial services provider Remitly, the island nation ranks fourth globally as the best country for families to move to, trailing behind only Spain, China, and the United States. This follows the previous year’s index, where Sri Lanka shockingly claimed the absolute number-one spot worldwide for family relocation.
The comprehensive annual study evaluated 82 popular migration destinations across dozens of critical metrics shaping everyday life, including healthcare quality, digital infrastructure, safety, and public transport.
The data highlights that Sri Lanka’s sustained high ranking is heavily driven by its accessible education system, scoring a strong 0.7 out of 1.0 and remarkably low childcare costs. While a family in the United States faces an average annual childcare bill exceeding $16,400, parents relocating to Sri Lanka spend an average of just $354.60 per year.
This extreme affordability has transformed the country into an expatriate haven. Leading luxury travel authority Condé Nast Traveller heavily endorsed the findings, highlighting the island’s unique appeal for multi generational relocation due to its welcoming culture, booming culinary scene, and outdoor centric lifestyle. From wildlife rich national parks to a robust network of international schooling options, the practicalities of raising children align perfectly with an aspirational lifestyle.
For global families looking to maximize their purchasing power without sacrificing their children’s development, the published data proves that Sri Lanka remains an elite, data-backed choice.
Key messages
The economic recovery remains strong, with growth and fiscal balances
exceeding expectations, robust financial and external buffers, and key economic
sectors resilient to the impacts of Cyclone Ditwah.
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However, socio-economic indicators remain weak, and households are highly
vulnerable with limited capacity to absorb additional shocks.
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Medium-term growth and poverty prospects hinge on continued macro stability,
the successful implementation of growth-enhancing structural reforms, and the
pace and scale of post-Ditwah reconstruction.
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Downside risks remain high, particularly from the impact of the conflict in the
Middle East, which has already disrupted normal economic activity and could
further dampen growth and amplify stress on the external position.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is mobilising $ 50 billion by 2035 through new financing tools, policy support, and partnerships to help countries build cross-border power grids across some of the world’s most complex regions, aiming to lower energy costs, strengthen reliability, and expand clean energy trade, ADB President Masato Kanda said this week.
https://www.ft.lk/business/ADB-to-mobilise-50-b-to-turn-regional-connectivity-into-action/34-791552#
SL, Indian CEOs explore investments in fintech, manufacturing and tech corridor
Sri Lanka is looking to deepen economic engagement with India through new investments in technology, manufacturing, and strategic infrastructure, following high-level discussions between Industry and Entrepreneurship Development Minister Sunil Handunneththi and a delegation from the Indian CEO Forum.
Stability, reform key to positioning Sri Lanka as regional hub: Economist
ECONOMYNEXT — As the conflict in West Asia threatens the global hub status of places like Dubai and Doha, Sri Lanka could position itself as a safe haven for capital and talent in the Indian Ocean with the proper reforms, an economist has said.
Electric buses key to resolving private bus industry crisis: Gemunu
Colombo, April 7 (Daily Mirror) – The only sustainable solution to the severe financial and technological crisis faced by Sri Lanka’s private bus industry is a transition to electric buses, Chairman of the Lanka Private Bus Owners’ Association (LPBOA), Gemunu Wijeratne, said.
Artiklar som inte fått plats i nyhetsbrevet
How to Revive Ancient Cotton,
https://www.vogue.com/article/how-to-revive-ancient-cotton
150 years of Sri Lankan rubber, from national driving force to collapse
Among the causes are uncontrolled price rises, rising costs, ageing trees and the ‘stepchild’ treatment of a crop once considered gold. Field productivity levels are set to halve by 2025. Yet this sector has played a key role in the island’s economic development, driving employment and mitigating the impact of climate change.
World’s largest shark conference is set to begin in Sri Lanka next week
COLOMBO — The Sharks International 2026 conference (SI2026), known to be the world’s largest gathering dedicated to sharks and rays, is set to take place in Colombo, Sri Lanka, May 4-8. Held once every four years, it is the premier global scientific conference focused exclusively on elasmobranchs, or sharks and rays, bringing together researchers, policymakers, fisheries managers and conservation practitioners from around the world.
Sri Lanka’s local governments go digital
The Ministry of Public Administration, Provincial Councils, and Local Government in Sri Lanka has started a program aimed at digitalizing services and payments across all 341 local government institutions, which include 29 Municipal Councils, 36 Urban Councils, and 276 Pradeshiya Sabhas.
Presentation from a seminar about Swedish Export of Food.
Reccommend to read the slides from Lidl and Lindberg International.
I en tid där globala leveranskedjor förändras och geopolitiska risker ökar, positionerar sig Colombo Port City som en stabil och strategisk bas för företag. Med sitt läge mitt i den viktiga handelsrutten mellan öst och väst erbjuder området en neutral plats för verksamheter som vill säkerställa kontinuitet och minska risk.
Som en nästa generations Special Economic Zone möjliggör Colombo Port City etablering av backup-funktioner, disaster recovery-center och mindre, effektiva team som kan hålla kritiska affärsfunktioner igång vid störningar. Området erbjuder modern infrastruktur, snabb etablering, internationell tillgänglighet och en tidszon som kopplar samman globala marknader i realtid.
Med egna regelverk, full utländsk äganderätt och fokus på finans och fintech, är Colombo Port City på väg att bli ett nytt finansiellt centrum i Sydasien. Samtidigt fungerar det som en port in till en av världens snabbast växande regioner.
Kort sagt: när traditionella affärsnav utmanas, handlar framtidens strategi inte om att dra sig tillbaka – utan om att flytta rätt.
Även om 2026 inletts stökigt och siffrorna är dystra kan det vara värt att betrakta vad som hände 2025.
Utländska investeringar 2025
Landet tog in cirka 1,057 miljarder USD i utländska investeringar (FDI) 2025 Fördelning per sektor:
Turismsektorn i Sri Lanka återhämtade sig kraftigt under 2025, med den högsta investeringsnivån sedan 2019.
Detta visar starkt ökat investerarförtroende och att många projekt faktiskt blir av.
⚠️ Helt utan investeringar:
Snabbast växande segment: