The government is compelled to settle unpaid bills of about Rs. 200 billion, mainly to the construction and various other institutions, says the Secretary to the Ministry of Finance Mahinda Siriwardana.
The Information and Communication Technology Agency (ICTA) of Sri Lanka and partner organizations will mark Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) from 14th -20th November 2022.
Cash strapped government is to restructure some of the profit-making state-owned enterprises while taking over responsibility for US $ 1.7 billion owed to China by State enterprises as it seeks to sell them off and restructure its foreign debt to secure an IMF bailout.
In a breakthrough step forward, the Urban Development Authority (UDA) has launched a One-Stop-Shop (OSS) to lure new investments by fast-tracking approval for development applications.