{
  "id": 8956964,
  "title": "“ViYASA” National Business Facilitation Centre (NBFC) to be opened tomorrow (22)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/viyasa-national-business-facilitation-centre-nbfc-to-be-opened",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-21T16:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Island Sri Lanka",
    "slug": "the-island-sri-lanka",
    "url": "http://island.lk/viyasa-national-business-facilitation-centre-nbfc-to-be-opened-tomorrow-22/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The National Business Facilitation Centre (NBFC), aimed at streamlining government processes for businesses, is set to open tomorrow under President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's initiative. Located in Building C-80, Colombo 07, the centre will be overseen by Senior Additional Secretary to the President, Seevali Arukgoda, and will be inaugurated by Minister of Labour and Deputy Minister of Finance and Planning Dr Anil Jayantha Fernando, as well as Minister of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development Sunil Handunnetti. The NBFC will address issues arising from government bureaucracy when starting and operating a business, providing solutions and coordinating with relevant institutions to offer necessary facilities. The centre's website is scheduled to be launched alongside the inauguration.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}