Prime Minister of Sri Lanka Ranil Wickremesinghe has reportedly stated that there has been a Rs. 300 billion cash infusion to the country’s economy following a host of recent measures taken to address the liquidity issue.
Deputy Prime Minister of Italy Luigi Di Maio has reportedly stated that Italy wants to join China’s giant ‘Belt and Road’ infrastructure plan to boost Italian exports and not to strengthen political ties with the Asian giant.
The government of Sri Lanka has reportedly signed an agreement with Japan for a soft loan to build a light rail transit (LRT) system connecting the country’s commercial capital Colombo with the Malabe suburb.
The Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau (SLTPB) has reportedly stated that it was in discussion with CNN to run the country’s latest brand identity marketing campaign for the next two months till May.
Sri Lanka has received the approval of World Bank Board of Directors for a US$ 125 million credit to improve the climate resilience and productivity of agriculture for more than 470,000 small farmers in six Provinces in the dry zone of the country.