Government holidays extended from tomorrow till 27th ... Banks .. 4 hours

Government holidays extended from tomorrow till 27th ... Banks .. 4 hours

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The government announced that a short while ago that from tomorrow (2) till 27th (for a period of 8 days) would be named as government holidays. The announcement further says that this decision would be applicable to the private sector too and to adopt a method to carry on duties from home. The government added that the manner in which this procedure would be put into action would be announced across the media in future.

The People's Bank has informed that services at the counter of banks would be in operation for a maximum period of four hours from today (March 19, 2020). This proposal has been forwarded to Sri Lanka central bank, all administrators of banks and Sri Lanka Bankers' Association.