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Boost for local handicraftsmen:
Village for local artisans in Pelawatte
The exclusive handicraft village set up by the
National Craft Council at an investment of Rs. eight million was
handed over to handicraftsmen at a ceremony held at the handicraft
complex in Pelawatte, Battaramulla yesterday. The country is well
poised to become an economic hub and is the safest country in the
region. This would provide an impetus for the tourism industry to
grow and steps are needed to meet the demand for the infrastructure
facilities, Tourism Minister Achala Jagoda said.
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Golden Key depositors’ payment scheme:
Over Rs 450m repayed
Stage two payments finalized:
Over Rs 200 million has been distributed among
2118 Golden Key depositors recently under the second stage of the
Golden Key depositors’ repayment plan. A total of 2,118 Golden Key
depositors have been paid with an amount of Rs 100,000 each and the
total amount paid was Rs 211.8 million.
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Monetary Policy Review - January 2010:
Inflation to remain low this year - CB
The annual average inflation continued to
decline, reaching 3.4 per cent by December 2009 while inflation, as
measured by the year-on-year change in the Colombo Consumers’ Price
Index (base=2002), increased to 4.8 per cent in December 2009.
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