Sri Lanka Wants to Be the Singapore of South Asia
Officials tout country as a gateway to India in a bid to lure foreign investors and sustain robust growth.
Allen T Cheng
May 7, 2013
The Colombo Stock Exchange logo is displayed in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Saturday, May 14, 2011. The International Finance Corp., the World Bank's private investment arm, said it may nearly double its funding in Sri Lanka this year to boost growth after the end of the South Asian island's civil war. Photographer: Brent Lewin/Bloomberg
Brent Lewin/Bloomberg
