Sri Lanka, Sept. 1 -- The Board of Investment of Sri Lanka (BOI) hosted a tailored knowledge-sharing workshop led by the Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade), focused on Austrade's strategy and practices for promoting and attracting foreign direct investment (FDI).

The workshop follows an earlier session on Austrade's Trade Promotion and Facilitation programme. It forms part of an identified activity under the bilateral Trade and Investment Facilitation Agreement (TIFA) Action Plan between Sri Lanka and Australia.

The session set out Austrade's approach to promoting productive FDI, its priority sectors and its methods for implementation, targeting and investor engagement.

Drawing on the best-practice examples, the w...