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Swiss Agency for Development to assist SL rural farming community
The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) has now been involved in the funding of improving food security among Sri Lankan rural farming communities affected by the country’s economic crisis United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) divulged.
Port City’s basic infrastructure development work nears completion
The infrastructure development activities of Port City Colombo, the largest foreign direct investment (FDI)-driven project in Sri Lanka, are slated to be completed by the end of this year, Investment Promotion Ministry Secretary M.M. Nayeemudeen said.
Sri Lankan workers in Qatar contributes US $600mn to the economy
The Sri Lankan expatriate community in Qatar, which is around 120,000, generates about $600mn in remittances to the South Asian nation’s economy, the country’s top diplomat in Qatar has said.
The Census and Statistics Dept to update SL economic indicators
The Department of Census and Statistics (DSC) has been taking measures to update Sri Lanka’s economic indicators following allegations of delaying the compilation of economic data without proper surveys.
Sri Lanka to transform into green economy says the President
Sri Lanka has the potential to establish the green economy, especially by way of renewable energy, said President Ranil Wickremesinghe addressing a High-Level event on Strategies and Actions to Accelerate Sri Lanka’s Transition to a Green Growth Pathway in Colombo on Monday (06).