Sri Lanka, July 1 -- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake yesterday announced the appointment of his Senior Economic Adviser Duminda Hulangamuwa as the new Chairman of the Board of Investment (BOI).

According to the President's Media Division (PMD), Hulangamuwa was appointed both Chairman and a member of the BOI. The letters of appointment were handed over yesterday by Secretary to the President Dr. Nandika Sanath Kumanayake at the Presidential Secretariat.

The newly appointed board also comprises Vish Govindasamy, Harshani Randiligama, Mangala Karunaratne and K.A. Vimalenthirarajah.

Hulangamuwa has emerged as one of the government's most influential economic policymakers since the National People's Power (NPP) administration assumed of...