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Sri Lanka to impose a levy of Rs. 40 on imported potatoes to protect local farmer
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Sri Lanka to impose a levy of Rs. 40 on imported potatoes to protect local farmer

The Government has decided to impose a tax of Rs 40 per kilogram of imported potatoes so that local potato…

byFaraz Shauketaly20/08/2018
Sri Lanka rice imports fall 34 percent in February
BUSINESS

Sri Lanka rice imports fall 34 percent in February

Sri Lanka’s Rice imports fell 34.4 percent to US$ 23.5 million in February 2018 from a year earlier, as harvest…

byFaraz Shauketaly15/05/2018
Sri Lanka PM reveals plans of a new mechanism to overcome impact of climate changes on national economy
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Sri Lanka PM reveals plans of a new mechanism to overcome impact of climate changes on national economy

The Sri Lankan government is taking steps to create a mechanism to overcome the impacts unfavorable climatic changes on the…

byFaraz Shauketaly08/12/2017
Sri Lanka takes short term measures to reduce rising cost of living
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Sri Lanka takes short term measures to reduce rising cost of living

The government of Sri Lanka has taken steps to implement several short term measures to arrest the rising cost of…

byFaraz Shauketaly08/12/2017

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