Sri Lanka has recently received a boost to the country’s small and medium enterprises (SME) sector with the receipt of US$ 75 million from the United States (US).
Tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka in June have reportedly increased by 7% to 1,614 from May, despite the travel restrictions that were imposed due to the third wave of the Covid 19 pandemic.
Sri Lanka’s State Minister of Samurdhi Shehan Semasinghe has reportedly initiated the construction of three production villages in the country’s Southern Province town of Dickwella.
Sri Lanka’s Tourism Minister Prasanna Ranatunga has reportedly said that the proposed fabric park in Eravur in the Easter Province will commence operations within a year.
Sri Lanka’s State Minister of Money and Capital Market, and State Enterprise Reforms Ajith Nivaard Cabraal has reportedly stated that the government of Sri Lanka hopes to bring in foreign currency by utilising resources that have been left idle.