Japan has agreed this week to lend Sri Lanka $375 million in order to build a new terminal at Colombo's Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA).
The agreement is part of the 'Partnership for Quality Infrastructure' and follows the Sri Lankan prime minister, Ranil Wickremesinghe's visit to Japan this week.
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