World Bank, EU support Sri Lanka’s agriculture modernisation, job creation via $ 125 m project

The Ministry of Finance and the World Bank recently signed a new grant from the European Union to support the Agriculture Sector Modernisation Project ( ASMP). This grant is part of the EU’s EUR 25 million support to the $ 125 million project and will be administered by the World Bank.

https://www.ft.lk/front-page/World-Bank-EU-support-Sri-Lanka-s-agriculture-modernisation-job-creation-via-125-m-project/44-718475

DailyFT

2021-02-05

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