The Government Information Center

Qualifications required
Government Organizations, Non-Government Organizations and General Public including Students could obtain statistics approved by the Chairman/Director General of BOI.

Currently, information are available for dissemination under two categories, namely, “Published Data” and “Non-Published Data”, as follows;

1. Published Data

� � 1.1 Following published reports are available at the Library of the Research and Policy Advocacy
� � � � Department of the BOI.

� 1. Statistical Abstract (Information from 1978 up to the resent past Financial Year)

� 2. Annual Performance Report

� 3. Half year Performance Report

� 4. Quarterly Performance Report

� 5. Monthly Performance Report

� � 1.2 Published reports are available at the “BOI Website” (www.investsrilanka.com), as well.

2. Non-Published Data

� �� Non-Published Data could be obtained from the Statistical Unit of the Research and Policy
� �� Advocacy Department of the BOI, upon request and approval of the Chairman/Director General.

� �� Statistics of sensitive nature will be released only with the approval of the Chairman/Director
� �� General.

Procedure for Submitting of Applications

There is no specific applications available for this purpose.

A letter of request on a Letter Head of the organization, signed by an authorized officer, needs to be sent to the Chairman/Director General of the BOI, "By-Hand" or via "E-Mail" or "Ordinary post".

Application Fees : No fees charged

Time Allotted for Submitting of Application:

* Statistics could be obtained from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm on public working days at the following
�� address.

"Library" or "Statistical Unit",
Research & Policy Advocacy Department,
Board of Investment of Sri Lanka Sri Lanka,
Level 19, West Tower, World Trade Centre,
Echelon Square,
Colombo 01.

* Letter of request should be sent to the Chairman/Director General of the BOI, "By-Hand" or via
�� "E-Mail" or "Ordinary post".

Service Charges

• No fee will be charged from Government Organizations, Reputed International Institutions
� (e.g. UN, UNCTAD, WIPA, etc.) and Foreign Missions.

• University Students are allowed a 75% discount on a recommendation obtained from
�� Head of the Departments.

• A fee will be charged for all others as follows;

�� a) Detailed Investment Statisticsv

� � �� The costing will be based on the “number of variables” and “number of pages”.

� � �� These variables include;

� � � � • Name of the Project
� � � � • Country/Countries of collaboration
� � � � • Product Type
� � � � • Contact details : Contact Person, Address, Telephone No., Fax, E-mail Address, etc.
� � � � • Site details � �� : Address, Telephone No., etc.
� � � � • Project Status

� � � � Fee : Rs. 25 per variable + Rs. 25 per page + VAT

�� b) Summary Tables/Graphs etc.

� � � ��Fee : Rs. 100 per table/graph + Rs. 25 per page + VAT

After the confirmation of the availability of requested information, the applicable fees need to be paid at the;

Finance Department,
Board of Investment of Sri Lanka,
Level 08, West Tower, World Trade Centre,
Echelon Square, Colombo 01, Sri Lanka.

Time Taken to Provide Services (General and priority services)
The time taken to release the statistics depends as follows.

1. Published Data � � �� : Within 24 hours

2. Non-Published Data : 2 – 15 days
� � (Depending on the Type, Nature, and Sensitivity of the data requested)

Required Documents

1. A letter of request on a Letter Head of the organization signed by an authorized officer
� � addressed to the Chairman/Director General of the BOI.

2. The receipt of the payment obtained from the Finance Department of the BOI should be
� � produced at the time of collection of requested information.

Staff Officers in-charge of Services

*Research & Policy Advocacy Department,
Board of Investment of Sri Lanka,
Level 19, West Tower, World Trade Centre,
Echelon Square,
Colombo 01.