{"id":2208,"date":"2024-11-27T10:16:18","date_gmt":"2024-11-27T04:46:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\/?p=2208"},"modified":"2024-11-27T10:16:18","modified_gmt":"2024-11-27T04:46:18","slug":"adb-backs-sri-lankas-growing-investment-potential-in-key-sectors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\/?p=2208","title":{"rendered":"ADB backs Sri Lanka\u2019s growing investment potential in key sectors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has pledged its support for investment opportunities in Sri Lanka, citing increased foreign investor interest fuelled by the government\u2019s systematic financial reforms, the President\u2019s Media Division (PMD) said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>During a discussion held at the Presidential Secretariat yesterday (26), led by ADB\u2019s Regional Head of Private Sector Development, Mr. Takeo Koike and Senior Additional Secretary to the President Mr. G.N.R.D. 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