USAID to provide US$ 20 Mn as humanitarian aid

11 September 2022 05:51 pm Views - 979

USAID Administrator Samantha Power said USAID will provide additional US$20 million as humanitarian aid in addition to US$40 million which will be given to procure fertilizer to assist one million farmers.

The total amount pledged by her, comes up to US$ 60 million.

Ms. Power said political reforms and economic reform should go hand in hand.

"Sri Lanka should ensure stable borrowing and stable balance of trade," she added. (Yohan Perera)