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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...

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A state bank’s exchange rate error sparks questions over controls

By The Pulseline News Desk State-owned People’s Bank has stated an exchange rate error in one of its remittance platforms which led to...

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Inside the INR 22 million fraud allegation rocking SriLankan Airlines

By The Pulseline News Desk SriLankan Airlines is facing renewed scrutiny after alleging that several employees at its Chennai office in India misappropriated...

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Sri Lanka urges Tamil Nadu to end bottom trawling as Palk Strait tensions resurface

By The Pulseline News Desk The waters of the Palk Strait have long carried more than fishing boats. They bear the weight of...