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    ADB Developing New Sri Lanka Country Strategy, Official Says

    By Ivy Mungcal // 07 April 2011

    The Asian Development Bank plans to provide up to $300 million annually to Sri Lanka as part of a bank’s new five-year assistance strategy for the country. The strategy is still being developed but it is expected to focus on the country’s transportation and water and sanitation sectors, ADB Country Director Richard Vokes said, according to Lanka Business Online.The bank official added that the annual sum may change during the latter part of the five-year period.

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