Sri Lanka, Oct. 20 -- Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows including foreign commercial loans for investments to BOI-approved enterprises have reached USD 827 million during the period January to September 2025, the Board of Investment of Sri Lanka (BOI) has announced today (20).

This is a remarkable 138 percent increase compared to the corresponding value during the period in 2024, the BOI noted.

The BOI said the investment inflows came from four sources: Equity capital - USD 133 million, Reinvested retained earnings - USD 132 million, Intra-company foreign borrowings for investments - USD 231 million, long term foreign Commercial loans for investments- USD 331 million.

Of the total inflows, USD 124 million was secured through proj...