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Table 2.1.2.2 : Estimated Employment Capacity in Projects Approved by BOI in 1st half of 2020
Industry Estimated Employment
Group Industry Group No. of Projects # Capacity
No.
1 Services (Includes Agricultural Projects) 13 1,620
2 Chemicals, Petoleum, Coal, Rubber & Plastic 3 96
3 Food, Beverage & Tobacco 2 86
4 Manufactured Products (N.E.S.) 1 54
5 Textile, Wearing Apparel & Leather 12 1
6 Wood & Wood Products - -
7 Paper, Paper Product, Printing & Publishing - -
8 Non- Metalic, Mineral Products - -
9 Fabricated Metal, Machinery, & Transport Eq. - -
Total 31 1,857
Expansions 60 2,486
Grand Total 91 4,343
* Provisional
# Including 200GFP & expansions
EPZ - Export Processing Zone
Source: Board of Investment of Sri Lanka (MIS - 19-02-2021)
Graph 2.1.2.2 : Estimateded Employment Capacity in Projects Approved by BOI in 1st half of
2020
As shown in table 2.1.2.2 and graph 2.1.2.2, the highest employment capacity of 1,620 was recorded for the
Services (including agricultural projects) sector in 1st half of 2020.
