Lion Expands As Beer Demand Climbs

Capitalising on tourism sector recovery, healthy forecast economic growth and emerging international expansion opportunities, Sri Lanka's leading brewer Lion Brewery Ceylon has announced plans to increase its production capacity by 30% before the end of the year. Through tourism and more stable domestic economic growth prospects, Sri Lanka's beer market will benefit significantly from the end of a three-decade-long armed conflict between government forces and Tamil separatists. However, while the political outlook has improved, BMI would note that some risks remain to the dramatic expansion of the country's beer market in the short

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