An expert round-up with President Ranil Wickremsinghe, Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena and Senior Officials from the Government of Sri Lanka was held today (31) with the participation of delegates from worldwide and regional multilateral organizations.
Attended the discussion were representatives from World Bank (WB), Asian Development Bank (ADB), International Monetary Fund (IMF), (Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), IFCA International, Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), United States Agency for International Development (USAID), (European Union (EU) and the United Nations (UN).
According to the PMD, the meeting is a follow-up to the previous round-table discussion in December 2022.
The session was centered on the Government’s reform programs aimed at moving from crisis to recovery and sustainable growth and also spanned challenges, opportunities and commitments for development of Sri Lanka, the PMD emphasized.
Sri Lanka’s apparel industry has expressed concern over the Reciprocal Tariff policy announced by the U.S government today saying the new tariffs could significantly disrupt the country’s largest export sector and put thousands of jobs at risk.
The Police Bureau for the Prevention of Abuse of Children and Women had arrested a suspect who had allegedly distributed child related pornographic images and videos via social media platforms.
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