Sri Lanka’s leading cashless payment solution provider, PAYable Ltd., has reportedly announced that it has processed Rs. 15 billion in transactions on its platform to date.
Sri Lankan High Commissioner to Pakistan Mohan Wijewickrama has reportedly stated that Sri Lanka and Pakistan are looking at expanding trade ties in the wake of a visit by Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan to Sri Lanka last month.
The government of Sri Lanka is reportedly trying to advance its liquefied natural gas (LNG) import plans, with state owned utility, the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) inviting bids for a leased floating storage and regasification unit to be set up at Kerawalapitiya.
Sri Lanka’s Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Namal Rajapaksa has reportedly stated that EXPO 2020 held in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) provides an ideal opportunity for the island to engage with the global innovation community and exchange knowledge.
Sri Lanka has reportedly received a grant of US$ 85,682 (approx. Rs. 16 million) from the government of Japan through the Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects (GGP) to provide a Clean Water Supply System at Lahugala in the Mahaoya Divisional Secretariat, Ampara District in the country’s Eastern Province.