Sri Lanka central bank discontinues incentive for foreign remittances

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Sri Lanka central bank discontinues incentive for foreign remittances

Sri Lanka’s central bank has discontinued an incentive of 2 rupee per every US Dollar paid on conversion of inward workers’ remittances from January 1, sources from two banks’ treasuries said.

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2023-01-11

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