text: DHL Express Sri Lanka is one of the 50 Best Workplaces™ in Sri Lanka for 2022 by Great Place to Work®. At an awards ceremony held recently, DHL Express Sri Lanka also received accolades for Best Multinational Corporation and the Gold award for Small Enterprise Category – reiterating its strong and unique company culture.
  Additionally, DHL Express has secured the #1 Great Place to Work® title in Asia for the fourth consecutive year and celebrates its sixth time in the past seven years to top the Asia list for workplace culture. In Asia Pacific, 19 countries and territories have been certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ in 2022.
  For eight consecutive years, DHL Express Sri Lanka has been consistently awarded the Great Place to Work® recognition, demonstrating the company’s emphasis on creating an enriching culture and working environment for employees.
  Dimithri Perera, Country Manager, DHL Express Sri Lanka said, “We are delighted to be recognized once again as a Great Place to Work® this year. The ownership of building a positive culture is driven from the top but strongly supported by all employees. We create an environment enabling our employees to thrive and excel as a winning team that knows how to work together to achieve extraordinary results. These awards represent our commitment to building a workplace where people can achieve noble goals and become the best version of themselves and the business.”
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  BOI reports FDI inflows of US$ 713 million in first nine months of 2022
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  From left: Raja Edirisuriya, BOI Chairman, Dilum Amunugama, State Minister of Investment Promotion and Renuka Weerakone, Director General of BOI
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  The Board of Investments of Sri Lanka (BOI) has attracted foreign direct investment at record levels notwithstanding a spate of global and local volatilities with total FDI inflows amounting to US$ 713 million in the first nine months of 2022, which is 71% of the 2022 full-year target of US$ 1 bn, revealed State Minister of Investment Promotion Dilum Amunugama.
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  Meanwhile, the export revenue of BOI enterprises topped US$ 7.9 Bn for the period from January to November 26, 2022.
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  The two-storey building at No 101, Veyangoda Road, Minuwangoda, will have 3,270 square feet of office space and seven dedicated parking slots.
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