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The emerging Commercial Hub in the Indian ocean

Ambassador Wijayanthi Edirisinghe Vice Chairs the Second Committee on Trade, Investment, Enterprise and Business Innovation of UNESCAP

Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), Wijayanthi Edirisinghe was one of the Vice Chairs of the Second Committee on Trade, Investment, Enterprise and Business Innovation, held from 28 to 30 May 2025 in Bangkok.

Sri Lanka–Thailand Medical Partnership to Deliver 71 Free Knee Surgeries

A special Buddhist fundraising event was held in support of a landmark humanitarian medical initiative aimed at enhancing access to orthopedic care in Sri Lanka.

The strategic location, the increasing port facilities and low operational costs have made Sri Lanka an emerging Commercial Hub in the South Asian region.

The country facilitates entrepot trade, offshore business, front end services, headquarter operations, and logistics services with the shipping ports and airports being the foundation for these activities. The Colombo port is the deepest in South Asia, and also one of the busiest container ports in the region.