NewsA new economic program is to be finalized by the National Economic Council (NEC) next week. This was decided at a meeting, chaired by President Maithripala Sirisena at the Presidential secretariat yesterday (Feb 20). The National Economic Council was appointed by President Sirisena last year to take policy decisions for economic development and the Council and this was its 8th meeting. Dr. R.H.S Samaratunga, Secretary to the Ministry of National Policies and Economic Affairs – K. D.S. Ruwanchandra, Governor of the Central Bank Indrajit Coomaraswamy and others participated in this meeting.

Source: Sunday Times February 21, 2018 05:15 UTC