Passenger ferry service from Kankesanthurai port in Jaffna and Puducherry is slated to commence from April 29 between the two countries India and Sri Lanka.
After receiving the US$330 million first tranche of the International monetary Fund’s (IMF) Extended Fund facility of around $3 billion, Cash strapped Sri Lanka is in talks with India for a billion US dollar equivalent Indian rupee central bank swap, to facilitate trade.
Sri Lanka is expected to receive the first tranche of funds from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in 2 days, Peter Breuer, Chief of the Debt Capital Markets Division, Monetary and Capital Market Department at the IMF said.
The government has decided to resume the interest-free loan scheme for students who passed the G.C.E. Advanced Level examination but could not secure admission to state universities.