USAID to provide US$ 20 Mn as humanitarian aid

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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)

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Antony Jude Sunday, 11 September 2022 09:36 PM

Thanks USAID for your humanitarian aid. Nothing from China except high interest loan.

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Great Help . Sunday, 11 September 2022 10:50 PM

Your kind gesture is well appreciated. You provide this amount as humanitarian AID to man who is ruling the country who does not have any humanitarian approach towards his countrymen.

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Punchi Monday, 12 September 2022 02:01 AM

Palitha Kohona said that our unrequited love China will provide aid when the time is due. Now that Christian ( we were attacking Christian institutions some time back ) US is providing money to our failed Buddhist paradise isn’t it time China does the same.

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Robin Banks Tuesday, 13 September 2022 05:00 AM

Pohottuwa PMs must be losing sleep planning on how to get their hands on the funds.

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