The Japanese government has granted Sri Lanka Rs 14 billion for development projects.
The soft loan was aimed at ensuring the implementation of the budget proposals made by the Sri Lankan government in the 2016 budget.
Sri Lanka's finance ministry said this was the first such loan from Japan, Colombo Page reported.
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