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President pushes to bring informal sector into fold
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|January 08, 2026
PRESIDENT Anura Kumara Dissanayake yesterday instructed officials to encourage small and medium businesses (SMEs) to register their enterprises while accelerating access to a 3% interest credit scheme for Ditwah-hit businesses.
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According to the President's Media Division (PMD), President Dissanayake hosted the second meeting of the Ministerial Consultative Committee on Finance, Planning and Economic Development of the 10th Parliament, where discussions focused on the implementation of relief and recovery measures with a particular emphasis on supporting affected businesses and restoring economic activity in impacted districts.
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