In a bid to scale up its dairy production to become self-sufficient, Sri Lanka has sought technical assistance from India’s National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) and market leader Amul, reviving a collaboration that the island attempted in the late 1990s, but failed to take forward.
Great Britain has expressed its willingness to provide the necessary technical and practical support to Sri Lanka to implement the "Climate Prosperity Plan".
The Asia Development Bank (ADB) is set to assist Sri Lanka by providing emergency financial support to ensure access to food and protect livelihoods for the poor and vulnerable.
International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) technical team is in Colombo soon to work with the Central Bank on macroeconomic modeling and forecasting relating Sri Lanka’s economic programme supported by them, IMF sources disclosed.
China hopes relevant countries and international financial institutions will work with China to play a positive role in helping Sri Lanka overcome the current difficulties.