It has been announced that China Merchants Port Holding´s last tranche of US$585 million has been held back

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It has been announced that China Merchants Port Holding´s last tranche of US$585 million has been held back. The company wants to use a man-made island for entertainment purposes. Opposition leaders have dubbed the deal as a sell out to China
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  • June 05, 2018

    Sri Lankan government approves US$800 million rail PPP

    The Sri Lankan Cabinet has approved the launching of tenders for the construction of new railways in the Hambantota district of the country on a build-operate-transfer (BOT) basis. ...

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  • December 27, 2017

    It has been confirmed by The Central Bank the receipt of the first payment from China Merchant Port Holdings for an amount of US$ 292.1 million, regarding the public-private partnership with the Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) over the management of the port

  • December 13, 2017

    The Sri Lankan Government has approved the proposal to develop the project under a PPP scheme

    The Sri Lankan Government has approved the proposal to develop the project under a PPP scheme. The government will enter in to an agreement with the developer, CHEC Port City Colombo, part of China Communication Construction Company Limited (CCCC)

  • November 20, 2017

    Sri Lanka launches RFP for desalination PPP at Hambantota

    The Board of Investment of Sri Lanka (BOI) invites proposals for a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) contract under a investing, constructing and managing scheme over a period of 50 years. Th...

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  • August 21, 2017

    The project has reached financial close

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