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EU envoys call on Foreign Minister Daily News (via HT Media Ltd.) Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena met the Colombo-based senior diplomatic representation of the European Union (EU) on April 9 at the Foreign Ministry and apprised them on political and economic developments in Sri Lanka. The Minister updated the envoys of ongoing processes, including the constitutional reform process, the strengthening of democratic institutions, and on progress related to the implementation of reconciliation mechanisms, among other issues. The meeting was interactive and also entailed a disc...

Maldives, France sign G-20 Debt Service Suspension Initiative agreement Fathmath Shaahunaz 03 January 2021, MVT 18:20 Maldivian Ambassador to Sri Lanka Omar Abdul Razzak (L) and French Ambassador to Sri Lanka and Maldives Eric Lavertu sign G-20 DSSI agreement between Maldives and France on December 31, 2020. PHOTO/FRENCH EMBASSY IN COLOMBO Fathmath Shaahunaz 03 January 2021, MVT 18:20 The governments of Maldives and France signed an agreement on the G-20 Debt Service Suspension Initiative (DSSI) last Thursday, to temporarily suspend debt-service payments owed to bilateral creditors. The Maldi...

Maldives, France sign G-20 Debt Service Suspension Initiative agreement Fathmath Shaahunaz 03 January 2021, MVT 18:20 Maldivian Ambassador to Sri Lanka Omar Abdul Razzak (L) and French Ambassador to Sri Lanka and Maldives Eric Lavertu sign G-20 DSSI agreement between Maldives and France on December 31, 2020. PHOTO/FRENCH EMBASSY IN COLOMBO Fathmath Shaahunaz 03 January 2021, MVT 18:20 The governments of Maldives and France signed an agreement on the G-20 Debt Service Suspension Initiative (DSSI) last Thursday, to temporarily suspend debt-service payments owed to bilateral creditors. The Maldi...

by Steve A. Morrell Agence Francaise de Development Group (AFD), a development bank and cooperation agency, owned by the French government, implements France’s policy on development finance. The institution’s mandate encompass extending development financial assistance to the public sector to accelerate growth and transition towards a more sustainable world. AFD’s Country Director Reda Souirgi, with the Ambassador for France in Sri Lanka and the Maldives, Eric Lavertu and Deputy Head of Mission, Aurelien Mailet explained a wide cross section of development aid projects ongoing and proje...

HomeNews FeaturesAFD aims to transition SL towards a sustainable economy AFD aims to transition SL towards a sustainable economy 25 December 2020 03:17 am - 0       The French Agency for Development (AFD) started operations in Sri Lanka back in 2005 as part of a post-tsunami intervention. As a development bank and corporation agency owned by the French Government it implements France’s policy in the area of development and international solidarity. AFD teams are active in over 4000 projects in as many as115 countries which includes middle income, low income, emerging economies and c...