Sri Lanka, June 14 -- The relief package announced by the government to facilitate the tourism sector which was affected drastically following the Easter Sunday attack is progressing satisfactorily.

As per data from the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL), 1,055 applications for borrowing requests have been received by banks as at May 31. Out of the total exposure, the tourism exposure is around Rs.62 billion where Rs.26 billion has been considered for moratorium.

"We need more data to evaluate the progress of what the government is doing in clarifying this situation," said Non Cabinet Minister of Economic Reforms and Public Distribution, Harsha De Silva at a media briefing held at the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority yesterday.

He...