Two major Sri Lankan groups are in the fray for a tender called to sell the 11-story, state-of -the art, Golden Key Eye & ENT Hospital in Rajagiriya to pay off desperate Golden Key depositors, top officials of the two companies confirmed.

The Central Bank (CB) has sought clarification on the interest rate of the seventh tranche of the US$ 2.6 billion Standby Arrangement Facility (SBA) of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), according to IMF officials.