Sri Lanka is to sign an agreement to lease 15,000 acres of land in Hambantota in order to creat a Special Economic Zone in the region, Colombo Page reported.
Announcing the proposed agreement, the State Finance Minister Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena told reporters in Colombo on Tuesday, the economic zone would create millions of jobs.
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