His Excellency Kenichi Suganuma, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan in Sri Lanka says there is renewed interest shown by Japanese businesses to invest in Sri Lanka.

He said the formation of a national government and the new government’s call for investors to arrive in Sri Lanka has propelled the new found interest by the Japanese investors.

Mr. Suganuma revealed these facts when he held a meeting with the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce on Monday evening.

He also said, “There is a prospect of whole of South Asia growing and many Japanese companies are looking at this part of the world and Sri Lanka is looked at as a hub or a gateway”.

Responding to the Japanese ambassador, Mr. Mangala Yapa said that the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce is also highly focused on promoting Exports from Sri Lanka and also attracting FDI’s into the country. He said, there are several highly potential sectors that any investor wanting to come to Sri Lanka can focus on.

The meeting was also attended by Mr. Kazuhikoa Obama, Resident Representative of JETRO in Colombo, Mr. Kiichiro Iwase, First Secretary and the Head of the Economic Cooperation Section of the Japanese embassy in Sri Lanka and also Mrs. Lilakshini De Mel, Senior Assistant Secretary General of the Ceylon Chamber. The meeting took place the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce.