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Home 2023 January

Month: January 2023

11.7 per cent growth in non-oil sector commendable – Minister Bharrat

As the analysis of Budget 2023 continues, Natural Resources Minister Vickram Bharrat on Sunday examined the positive effect of the forestry sector and its impact on the local economy. “An 11.7 per cent growth rate in the non-oil sector is quite commendable…particularly in the natural resources sector, [we have seen]…

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