-A special meeting was held by the leaders of the opposition, Hon. Sajith Premadasa, and the officials of the Asian Development Bank and the Local Business Protection Council to prepare a program to provide the necessary financial relief to the small and medium enterprises that have been affected due to the disaster situations in the country in the past few years. It was held at the opposition leader’s office on August 10 with the chairman and other officials.
The representatives of the Asian Development Bank who participated in it stated that the Asian Development Bank is waiting to implement a new program through their own suggestions and ideas to solve the financial problems faced by small and medium enterprises and businessmen for a long time.