COLOMBO (News 1st); The Reserve Bank of India has extended the duration of the US$ 400 million currency swap for the Central Bank in Sri Lanka which was concluded in January this year.

The Indian High Commission in Sri Lanka tweeted to state that this is a continuation of India’s unstinted and multi-faceted support to Sri Lanka

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