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Sri Lanka Holds Interest Rate to Support Growth
Original: Sri Lanka Holds Rate to Spur Growth Even as Oil Fuels Inflation
Sri Lanka's central bank has kept its key interest rate unchanged, prioritising economic growth even as higher oil prices risk pushing up inflation. The decision signals policymakers are willing to tolerate price pressure to sustain the recovery in an economy still fragile after its recent financial crisis, and observers are weighing how long that balancing act can last.
Why now: The rate decision highlights the tension between supporting growth and controlling inflation in Sri Lanka's recovering economy.
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- Sri Lanka Holds Rate to Spur Growth Even as Oil Fuels Inflation · Bloomberg.com
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