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Maho to Omanthai railway line rehabilitation begins with Indian aid
Sri Lanka Transport Ministry has launched Maho to Omanthai (128Km) Northern Railway line rehabilitation project with Indian government assistance.
SL’s rubber smallholders undergo capacity building with French aid
Sri Lanka’s rubber smallholders are to be provided necessary assistance from French experts to participate in the process of developing and strengthening their skills, instincts, abilities, and resources to survive, adapt, and thrive in a fast-changing world.
CB governor pleads China and India to reduce Sri Lanka’s debts
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) bank has urged China and India to agree to a write-down (haircut) of their loans as soon as possible.
Sri Lanka’s GDP expected to contract again in 2023 – WB
Sri Lanka’s gross development product output is estimated to have fallen by 9.2 percent in 2022 as the government ran out of the foreign exchange needed to cover food and fuel imports while the rupee plummeted and imports contracted sharply, and to service external debt, the World Bank says.
Govt. calls investors for export-oriented oil refinery in Hambantota
In a bid to boost foreign direct investments (FDIs), the Government has decided to call for an Expression of Interest to set up an export-oriented oil refinery in Hambantota.