””””COLOMBO, December 3 (Xinhuanet) -- The U.S. embassy in Colombo hasannounced
that Sri Lanka will receive about 63,800 tons of wheat flour under an aid
program for 2002, which represents about 7 percent of Sri Lanka's annual
requirement.
””””A statement issued by the embassy which is available on Thursday said Sri
Lanka is one of nine countries to receive commodities valued at a total of 94
million U.S. dollars under theprogram.
””””In addition, as part of its effort to encourage private sector initiatives,
Sri Lanka is one of two countries with Guatemala to receive loan facilities
under the U.S. program for private entity Prima Ceylon Ltd. Enditem
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