Talks are underway with top finance officials to set-up a co-operative development bank in the North, the Northern Governor’s office said in a statement today (Jul 30).
Central bank governor Dr Indrajith Coomaraswamy too has engaged in discussions to establish the Northern Co-operative Development Bank (NCDB), the statement read.
The NCDB would be established through the Department of Co-operative Development in the Northern Province. According to the Northern Governor’s office, around 1.3 million people are expected to benefit from this project.
A Sri Lankan man was apprehended at Suvarnabhumi airport for attempting to smuggle wildlife out of the country after three ball pythons were found hidden in his underwear, the Bangkok post reported.
The UK government has unveiled a package of reforms to simplify imports from developing countries which allows for more garments manufactured in Sri Lanka to enter the UK tariff-free.
Read these and more on tomorrow’s edition of the Sunday Times
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