Public Consultations: July 14 to July 31, 2025
The World Bank Group (WBG) is updating its Country Partnership Framework (CPF) for Sri Lanka for the next five years. As part of this we are engaging a broad range of stakeholders, including government representatives, development partners, civil society, think tanks, academia, and the private sector.
We invite you to participate in this process and share your ideas and feedback.
Why This Matters
The updated CPF will guide the WBG’s support for Sri Lanka over the next five years and support job creation through private-sector-led growth. In line with the WBG’s new country engagement approach, the strategy will be outcome-oriented and selective, and designed to foster public and private partnerships to address development challenges.
What the Strategy Will Focus On
The updated strategy will support targeted efforts in three key outcome areas, supported by a cross-cutting priority:
1. Enhanced Business Environment for Investment and Exports
- Supporting fiscal and financial sector stability and better governance
- Addressing constraints to private capital mobilization and strengthening the business environment, including tax and trade policies improvements
- Supporting reforms to improve land, labor, and access to finance
2. Improved Infrastructure and Skills for Competitiveness
- Modernizing ports and logistics (e.g. expansion of the Port of Colombo)
- Facilitating renewable energy through private investment and infrastructure upgrades
- Promoting market-relevant skills and entrepreneurship, with a focus on women
3. Accelerated Job-Creation in Tourism, Agri-business, and Lagging Regions
- Increasing value from tourism and job creation
- Supporting rural employment through export-oriented agri-business and niche manufacturing
- Strengthening infrastructure and value chains in underserved areas, including the Northern and Eastern Provinces
Cross-cutting priority: Resilience to Shocks
- Enhancing climate resilience and adaptation
- Strengthening community-level resilience through social protection and expanding access to healthcare and nutrition services
These efforts aim to help position Sri Lanka on a path to inclusive, resilient, and sustainable economic growth.