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Construction industry questions accuracy of CIDA material price indices

By The Pulseline News Desk Sri Lanka’s construction industry has reportedly raised concerns over the accuracy of material price indices published by the...

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Sri Lanka faces debt crossroads as Jamaica’s experience offers cautionary lesson: report

By The Pulseline News Desk Sri Lanka risks slipping into a prolonged period of weak growth and renewed debt stress if post-restructuring reforms...

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CPC says fuel stocks secure through August, but weaker rupee clouds price outlook

By The Pulseline News Desk The country’s state-run fuel supplier has assured the public that the country holds sufficient fuel stocks through August,...

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Pushing electricity sector reforms amid calls for lower power costs

By The Pulseline News Desk Sri Lanka’s electricity sector is entering a new phase of reform as the government moves ahead with a...

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Electricity tariffs and SMEs: The hidden threat to economic recovery

By The Pulseline News Desk Sri Lanka’s economic stabilisation programme may be showing signs of macroeconomic recovery, but beneath the surface a quieter...

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Sri Lanka faces growth-inflation trade-off?

By The Pulseline News Desk Sri Lanka cannot pursue extremely low inflation targets without sacrificing economic growth, Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL)...

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Sri Lanka’s vehicle tax debate highlights fragile economic recovery

By The Pulseline News Desk Sri Lanka’s latest move to impose a temporary surcharge on vehicle imports has sparked a sharp debate between...

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Remembrance porridge (Mullivaikkal kanji) keeps Sri Lanka’s war memories alive

By The Pulseline News Desk Along roadsides and church grounds in Sri Lanka’s war-scarred north, volunteers stirred large pots of thin rice porridge...