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SL initiates Community Based Tourism with Rs. 650 mn Korean grant
Sri Lanka has initiated a campaign to promote Community Based Tourism providing opportunity for travelers to explore the real local habitats, wildlife, and celebrates respects traditional cultures and rituals.
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.