Colombo Port City can be Sri Lanka's 'single catalyst of growth,' says Harsha Amarasekera

COLOMBO Port City Economic Commission Chairman Harsha Amarasekera, PC said the project has the potential to become the "single catalyst of growth" for Sri Lanka, positioning the island as the "Switzerland of the region" for trade, investment and services, backed by an attractive incentive regime and renewed policy stability.

- BY CHARUMINI DE SILVA

Colombo Port City Economic Commission Chairman Harsha Amarasekera, PC

(Pic by Upul Abayasekara)

Speaking at the EY Sri Lanka post-Budget panel discussion on Friday, he said the Port City, as the country's first and only service-oriented Special Economic Zone (SEZ), can connect Sri Lanka to high-value global sectors such as fund management, fintech, arbitration and e-commerce.