Your single point of contact for Board of Investment (BOI) approvals in Sri Lanka. CIMA partners with local and foreign investors as a dedicated BOI liaison — guiding both Greenfield and Non-Greenfield projects from initial concept, through BOI approval, all the way to full operational readiness.
Entering Sri Lanka under a BOI Greenfield project
Expanding operations under a new BOI-approved project
Expansion projects requiring BOI approval or clearances
Need construction, staffing, or compliance support
Setting up a new venture or expanding an existing one under Sri Lanka's Board of Investment (BOI) framework involves a long chain of approvals — from the initial project proposal to line ministry clearances, construction, staffing, and ongoing compliance. Missing a step, or misjudging what BOI evaluators expect, can delay a project by months.
CIMA works alongside investors as their dedicated BOI project partner, covering the full lifecycle of a BOI Greenfield or Non-Greenfield project. We prepare and submit the BOI proposal, negotiate and finalize the BOI Agreement, secure line authority and regulatory approvals, and support you through construction, staffing, and post-approval compliance — so your project moves from concept to operation with one accountable partner managing the process.
Whether you're a foreign investor entering Sri Lanka for the first time or a local company expanding under a new BOI project, our team acts as your BOI liaison at every stage — reducing back-and-forth, avoiding costly delays, and keeping your project on schedule for approval.
Every successful BOI application starts with a proposal that clearly demonstrates project viability, investment structure, and compliance with BOI's evaluation criteria. CIMA manages this entire preparation phase — gathering the right data from your team, structuring the investment case, and building the financial projections BOI officers expect to see — so your proposal is accurate, complete, and ready for submission the first time.
Once your proposal is ready, we manage the formal submission and everything that follows during BOI's evaluation. As your named liaison, CIMA handles day-to-day communication with BOI officers, so queries are answered quickly and your application keeps moving instead of sitting in a queue.
Approval is only half the process — the terms of your BOI Agreement determine your project's obligations for years to come. CIMA supports you through negotiations with BOI, reviews the conditions attached to your approval, and coordinates the process through to signing, so you enter the agreement with full clarity on what's required of your project.
A signed BOI Agreement is not the finish line — most projects still need clearances from multiple government and regulatory bodies before operations can begin. CIMA coordinates these line authority and statutory approvals on your behalf, acting as a single point of contact across ministries and agencies so approvals move in parallel rather than becoming a bottleneck.
Turning an approved project into a physical, operating facility takes on-the-ground coordination — sourcing land and machinery, managing contractors, and keeping construction-phase approvals on track. CIMA supports this build-out phase directly, supervising progress and handing over a facility that's ready for operations.
A newly approved facility needs the right people and the right systems in place from day one. CIMA recruits your executive and operator-level teams, sets up core operational systems, and coordinates with the third-party providers your operation depends on — transport & logistics, finance, and others — so you launch with a functioning organization, not just a finished building.
Post-launch, BOI-approved projects carry ongoing compliance and reporting obligations. CIMA can run your HR and Administration function directly, support you through compliance audits, and act as your liaison for labour-related matters — giving you a consistent point of contact long after the BOI Agreement is signed.
“Approvals are only the beginning.”
CIMA stays with your project through construction, staffing, and beyond — not just until the BOI Agreement is signed.
Talk to Our BOI Advisory TeamCIMA manages the full BOI journey so you don't have to coordinate seven different specialists. Tell us about your project and we'll outline exactly what your BOI approval path looks like.