Gateway to South Asia a Destination for Business to Thrive
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GATEWAY TO SOUTH ASIA A DESTINATION FOR BUSINEss TO THRIVE PORT CITY, COLOMBO LOCATION ACCEss TO KEY IS PART OF Located in maritime super highway with MARKETS THE BELT natural deep-water ports. Colombo Port Asia is home to over 36% of the world’s & ROAD is ranked in the top 25 busiest ports in the billionaires and over 22% of the world’s INITIATIVE (BRI) world millionaires Strategic location in the “ Belt and Road Asia’s’ UHNWI expected to grow by 39% PORT CITY, COLOMBO WILL Initiative” providing access to over 60% of and HNWI to grow by 46% within the next 5 BENEFIT FROM MULTIPLE FREE the World’s population and 30% of global years GDP TRADE AGREEMENTS (FTAs) WITH Key Free Trade agreements with India, KEY MARKETS IN THE REGION. Connecting major global financial markets, Singapore and Pakistan Dubai and Singapore, within 5 hours by air, INDO-SRI LANKA FTA GLOBAL SYSTEM OF TRADE PREFERENCE Sri Lanka is the second most connected (GSTP) - SRI LANKA FTA PAKISTAN-SRI LANKA FTA nation in South Asia. ASIA-PACIFIC TRADE AGREEMENT (APTA) SINGAPORE-SRI LANKA FTA - SRI LANKA FTA 2 Port City Colombo – Gateway to South Asia Moscow Rotterdam Duisburg Khorgas EUROPE Almaty Istanbul Bishkek Ürümqi BRI PROVIDES ACCEss TO: Beijing Venice Samarkand Lanzhou • 60% of the world’s population, Dushanbe Xi’an • 35% of the world’s merchandising trade Athens Islamabad ASIA •30% of global gdp Tehran Shanghai MENA New Delhi Zhanjiang Kolkata Beihai Dubai Fuzhou Doha Karachi Fujairah Dhaka Hanoi Chittagong Quanzhou KEY Mumbai Guangzhou Yangon Haikou Bengaluru Chennai Within 1 hour flight Kuala Lumpur Within 2 hour flight Mogadishu Singapore Nairobi Within 3 hour flight AFRICA Mombasa SRI LANKA Within 4 hour flight Dar Es Salaam Jakarta Logistics Hubs Shipping Routes Europe to Asia Shipping Route Maputo The Belt Durban The Road Capetown 3 Port City Colombo – Gateway to South Asia INFRASTRUCTURE ToPolgahawela ToAirport ROAD CONNECTIVITY IW3 The Southern Expressway links the Sri Lankan capital Colombo with Galle, Matara and Hambantota and other major cities in the south of the island. The outer circular expressway in the western province links the airport / katunayake expressway, southern expressway and Peliyagoda the under construction Central expressway connecting the Capital of Colombo to other major cities in Sri Lanka. KEY EXPRESSWAYS 2 Fort Port City, Colombo Airport Expressway IW2 Maradana Proposed Elevated Expressway 1 PROPOSED ELECTRIFICATION OF EXISTING RAILWAY LINE 3 Proposed Tunnel 3 TS RL-M1 (Panadura > Polghawela) R Connect WATERWAYS toMarine RL-NR2 (Kelaniya > Avissawella) Drive 4 Borella Wellawatte > Battaramulla Line Kollupitiya RL-M3 Kelani Valley Line IW1 6 Cinnamon RTS5 Gardens 3 2 Fort > Union Place (Along Beira Lake) TS IW R Connect to 5 Southern Mattakkuliya > Hanwella (Along Kelani River) Expressway RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEM (RTS) IW3 Battaramulla RTS1 Fort > Kollupitiya > Bambalapitiya > Borella-Union Place > Maradana PLACES OF INTERESTS Bambalapitiya 7 RTS2 Fort > Maradana > Mattakuliya/Peliyagoda 1 Colombo Lotus Tower (Under construction) 3 Dematagoda > Borella > Kirulapone > Havelock City > Bambalapitiya RTS 2 Fort IW1 RTS4 Borella > Battarmulla 3 Galle Face Green RTS5 Battarmulla > Kottawa via Malabe ToPanadura ToKottawa 4 Lotus Pond Theatre RTS6 Malabe > Kaduwela 5 Independence Memorial Hall RTS7 Peliyagoda > Kelaniya > Kiribathgoda > Mahara > Kadawotha 6 Royal Colombo Golf Club 7 Parliament 4 Port City Colombo – Gateway to South Asia A SKILLED & PRODUCTIVE WORKFORCE The country is bolstered by a capable and adaptable workforce, consisting of highly qualified and experienced professionals with a reputation for being cost effective, versatile and bilingual. WORKFORCE OF MORE THAN 8.5 million people 25,000 graduates PER ANNUM as at 2018 with a 3.3% GOVERNMENT- YEAR-ON-YEAR GROWTH SPONSORED EDUCATION over 25,000 93% adult FROM PRIMARY TO UK-QUALIFIED LITERACY RATE, TERTIARY LEVELS ACCOUNTANTS, 2ND HIGHEST IN THE INDIAN THE LARGEST POOL OUTSIDE SUBCONTINENT OF THE UK Source: Board of Investment of Sri Lanka – investsrilanka.com 5 Port City Colombo – Gateway to South Asia A SIGNIFICANT COST ADVANTAGE IN ANNUAL OPERATING COSTS Description Colombo Singapore DIFC Hanoi Kuala Lampur Hyderabad Commercial renta 136,800 379,200 304,800 124,800 96,000 Manpowerb 374,530 2,165,000 1,827,250 600,000 556,721 Internet servicesc 8,108 3,095 3,580 5,126 1,519 Electricity and waterd 1,115 1,867 1,815 866 1,151 Total COST 520,553 2,549,162 2,137,445 730,792 655,392 Figure A: Average Annual Cost of Operations in USD (2020) a. Based on a 400 sqm rental space.; b. Cost to Company for 1 CXO, 4 managers and 15 analyst; c. Based on an annual package of 150 mbps speed; d. Based on average Utilization of 19 Kwh per sqm and 450 m3 of electricity and water consumption per month. colombo enjoys a cost advantage of 80%,76%, 29% and 21% in terms of annual operating costs when compared with Singapore, Dubai, Hanoi and Kuala Lampur respectively. 6 Port City Colombo – Gateway to South Asia IDEAL LOCATION TO LIVE The cost of living In Sri Lanka is USD445, which is 1.66 times less expensive than the world average. Mercer ranks Colombo no 1 in the South Asia region for quality of living. Sri Lanka is ranked above India and Bangladesh in the index of Economics Freedom slightly below China and Vietnam. Global Finance’s World Safest countries index ranks Sri Lanka at 70 just slightly below United States of America but well above regional peers such as India, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Indonesia and Thailand. According to UNESCO Sri Lanka has an adult literacy rate of 93%, which puts it inline with the global average well above its South Asia regional average. The country is ranked 6th in the youth literacy rate in Asia, which stands at 98.86%. Sri Lanka is in the top 50 percentile of WHO’s World’s Health Systems Ranking, well above India, China, Vietnam and Bangladesh. In addition to the free pre hospital care emergency service and free state hospitals, Sri Lanka also offers private hospitalization and healthcare with state-of-the-art facilities. 7 Port City Colombo – Gateway to South Asia “ WORLD CLAss CITY FOR SOUTH ASia” THE PROJECT 8 Port City Colombo – Gateway to South Asia PROJECT BACKGROUND Port City – Colombo is a master planned; modern metropolis reclaimed from The Colombo Port City project is a Public Private Partnership (PPP) between the sea extending Colombo’s Central Business District. Being a planned the (GoSL) and CHEC Port City Colombo Pvt Ltd (Project Company) invested in integrated urban development and the first of its kind in Sri Lanka, the Master a FDI of US $ 1.4 billion. Plan was developed in consultation with SWECO of Sweden, Atkins of UK In line with the PPP arrangement, GoSL will hold freehold title for the and Suburna Jurong of Singapore. A Master Plan and Development Control entire 269 Ha of land, of which 91 Ha will be public spaces and 179 Ha will Regulations (DCR) have been set out for all of the 269 Ha of reclaimed land to be marketable land. The GoSL will provide 116 Ha of the total marketable provide development regulations on urban design, utilities, landscaping and land on a 99-year leasehold basis for CPCC to monetize whilst the remaining sustainability. marketable land of 62 Ha including the Education plot will be developed by GoSL. US$ CREATING WITH AN EXPECTED CITY POPULATION OF 269ha 5 15 billion 83,000 FULLY OWNED BY THE DISTINCT INVESTMENT NEW JObs 273,000 GOVERNMENT OF SRI LANKA PRECINCTS 9 Port City Colombo – Gateway to South Asia KEY RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE PROJECT COMPANY UNDER THE TPA - A DESTINATION FOR BUSINEss TO THRIVE investing in reclaiming 269 hectares of LAND FROM THE SEA AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE BREAK WATER MAINTENANCE OF THE RECLAIMED AREA BY SETTING UP AN ESTATE MANAGEMENT DEVELOPING AND CONSTRUCTING ALL COMPANY, AS A JOINT VENTURE REQUIRED INTERNAL INFRASTRUCTURE WITH THE GOSL. INCLUDING ALL TRANSPORT AND UTILITY INFRASTRUCTURE. 10 Port City Colombo – Gateway to South Asia COMMERCIAL AGREEMENT WITH GOSL 62 hectares of the GOSL land THE GOSL WILL HOLD THE GOSL WILL GRANT THE WILL BE MARKETABLE LAND FOR freehold title to all 269 PROJECT COMPANY A 99 YEAR development. the remaining 90.9 HECTARES OF RECLAIMED lease over 116.1 hectares of HECTARES IS COMMON AREAS SUCH LAND. the reclaimed land (43%) AS BEACHES, ROAD, PARKS, ETC 113.1 hectares of the PROJECT COMPANY WILL NOT PROJECT COMPANY LAND RECEIVE ANY FREEHOLD LAND THE GOSL WILL AT ALL TIMES BE WILL BE MARKETABLE LAND AND THE LANDS WILL BE THE LEssOR OF ALL MARKETABLE FOR DEVELOPMENT AND LEASED FOR A PERIOD OF 99 LAND AT PORT CITY COLOMBO 3 hectares will be the YEARS. MARINA. 11 Port City Colombo – Gateway to South Asia SCALE OF THE PROJECT 12 Port City Colombo – Gateway to South Asia SCALE OF PORT CITY 62Ha Total build area 43% 116Ha 57% 116Ha 6.3 million sqm 153Ha 91Ha GOSL Marketable land - GOSL Project Company Marketable land - Project Company Common areas - GOSL 13 Port City Colombo – Gateway to South Asia PROJECT OVERVIEW PORT CITY COLOMBO FACTS AND FIGURES RECLAMATION & INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT PROJECTED CITY DEVELOPMENT INVESTMENT usd1.4bn usd13.5bn total expected investment usd15bn PROJECT SIZE DEVELOPABLE LAND 269ha 179ha TOTAL BUILD AREA (GFA) 6.3 million sqm OFFICE RETAIL HOTEL RESIDENTIAL OTHERS 310,000 1.60 million 865,000 365,000 3.16 million SQM SQM SQM SQM SQM 25% 14% 6% 50% 5% 14 Port City Colombo – Gateway to South Asia LIVE & PLAY MEET & ENTERTAIN WORK & SHOP CENTRAL PARK LIVING INTERNATIONAL ISLAND FINANCIAL DISTRICT Enjoy nature in the heart of the city. Cycle, run, stroll and Enjoy a wide variety of options for business and leisure.