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        <title>www.ft.lk </title> 
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        <description>The only Sri Lankan newspaper with round the clock news updates - ft.lk Online Edition</description>  
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                <title>1Q-2Q gap reflects seasonal pattern, not loss of momentum, DCS data show</title> 
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                <description><![CDATA[Sri Lanka’s real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) fell 17.1% between the first and second quarters of 2026, but the drop mirrors a recurring seasonal pattern rather than a genuine loss of economic momentum within the year, according to a Daily FT analysis of Department of Census and Statistics (DCS) data.]]></description>

                <pubDate> Monday, 21 September 2026 04:01</pubDate>

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                <title>Tourism earnings snap 10-month slide, but August still 30% below 2018</title> 
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                <description><![CDATA[Sri Lanka’s tourism earnings broke a 10-month year-on-year (YoY) decline in August, rising 2.1% to $ 264.4 million despite a 3.3% drop in tourist arrivals, offering a modest sign of resilience even as the sector remains sharply below its pre-crisis earnings performance.]]></description>

                <pubDate> Monday, 21 September 2026 03:59</pubDate>

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                <title>Rs. 10 b PLC debenture issue gets CSE green light</title> 
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                <description><![CDATA[The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) on Friday approved in principle an application by People’s Leasing & Finance PLC (PLC) to list its upcoming Rs. 10 billion listed, rated, subordinated, unsecured, redeemable debenture issue.]]></description>

                <pubDate> Monday, 21 September 2026 03:59</pubDate>

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                <title>Aitken Spence Hotel Holdings Rs. 5 b debenture issue 13% oversubscribed</title> 
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                <description><![CDATA[Aitken Spence Hotel Holdings PLC’s (ASHH) initial public debenture issue has been oversubscribed, with total applications of Rs. 5,654 million received against a maximum issue size of Rs. 5 billion.]]></description>

                <pubDate> Monday, 21 September 2026 03:58</pubDate>

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                <title>El Niño, Indian Ocean Dipole effects on Sri Lanka remain highly uncertain</title> 
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                <description><![CDATA[UN Resident Coordinator in Sri Lanka Marc-André Franche said the combined impact of El Niño and the Indian Ocean Dipole on Sri Lanka remains highly uncertain, warning that the country needs to prepare for multiple possible scenarios, in a discussion with Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa, a video of which Premadasa has released.]]></description>

                <pubDate> Monday, 21 September 2026 03:55</pubDate>

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                <title>Sri Lanka spices industry targets $ 1 b exports, but value addition is key: SAPPTA</title> 
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                <description><![CDATA[Spices and Allied Products Producers’ and Traders’ Association (SAPPTA) Chairman Ryan Rambukwella said Sri Lanka’s spices industry should target $ 1 billion in export revenue at the earliest, but achieving that ambition will require a decisive shift from commodity trading towards value addition, branded products, technology, and stronger coordination across the value chain.]]></description>

                <pubDate> Monday, 21 September 2026 03:53</pubDate>

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                <title>IFC urges Sri Lanka spices sector to harness AI, value addition for export growth</title> 
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                <description><![CDATA[Sri Lanka’s spices industry must move beyond traditional commodity exports and harness artificial intelligence (AI), traceability, branding, and value addition to capture premium global markets, International Finance Corporation (IFC) Operations Officer for Sri Lanka and the Maldives Rukshila Gooneratne said.]]></description>

                <pubDate> Monday, 21 September 2026 03:52</pubDate>

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                <title>Aswesuma fraud losses near Rs. 30 m in Norwood</title> 
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                <description><![CDATA[Investigators probing alleged fraud involving Aswesuma welfare payments at the Norwood Divisional Secretariat believe losses could approach Rs. 30 million.]]></description>

                <pubDate> Monday, 21 September 2026 03:49</pubDate>

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                <title>Govt. mulls fuel subsidy amid possible Oct. price hike: President</title> 
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                <description><![CDATA[President Anura Kumara Dissanayake yesterday said the Government expects to provide a subsidy to cushion the impact of a possible fuel price increase from 1 October.]]></description>

                <pubDate> Monday, 21 September 2026 03:46</pubDate>

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                <title>Sri Lanka ranks 35th in global Welcoming Ranking</title> 
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                <description><![CDATA[Passport Reports’ September data place Sri Lanka 35th among 199 countries in the Welcoming Ranking, while the Sri Lankan passport is ranked 170th globally (Sri Lanka Passport Ranking). Passport Reports, which prepares and publishes passport reports for 199 countries in 34 languages, records a Mobility Score of 53 and global access of 26.8% for Sri Lankan passport holders.]]></description>

                <pubDate> Monday, 21 September 2026 03:44</pubDate>

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