COLOMBO (News 1st); The Central Bank has released 1.1 million US dollars to allow Milk Powder importers to secure the release of their consignments from the Colombo Port.

Member of the Milk Powder Importers Association Lakshman Weerasuriya told News 1st that they requested for 11.3 million US Dollars to clear the containers from the Port.

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