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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>Govt. to raise up to  $ 300 m via Domestic Dollar Bonds</title> 
                <link>https://www.ft.lk/front-page/Govt--to-raise-up-to----300-m-via-Domestic-Dollar-Bonds/44-798616</link>
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                <description><![CDATA[The Government will raise up to $ 300 million through an issue of Domestic Dollar Bonds (DDBs), Treasury Secretary Dr. Harshana Suriyapperuma said yesterday. It is opening the issue to diaspora and individual investors for the first time since the debt crisis.]]></description>

                <pubDate> Wednesday, 14 October 2026 00:30</pubDate>

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                <title>PM urges private sector to take risks, invest in skills to stem brain drain</title> 
                <link>https://www.ft.lk/front-page/PM-urges-private-sector-to-take-risks--invest-in-skills-to-stem-brain-drain/44-798615</link>
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                <description><![CDATA[By Charumini de Silva 
Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya yesterday called on the private sector to take calculated risks, invest in workforce development and help create meaningful employment opportunities at home, warning that the country’s transformation cannot be left to the Government alone.
Addressing the Sri Lanka Economic and Investment Summit 2026 organised by the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, she urged the businesses to move beyond i]]></description>

                <pubDate> Wednesday, 14 October 2026 00:26</pubDate>

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                <title>IMF sees Sri Lanka’s growth easing to 3.7% in 2027</title> 
                <link>https://www.ft.lk/front-page/IMF-sees-Sri-Lanka-s-growth-easing-to-3-7--in-2027/44-798614</link>
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                <description><![CDATA[The International Monetary Fund (IMF) expects Sri Lanka’s economic growth to moderate to 3.7% in 2027, according to its latest World Economic Outlook.
The IMF forecast comes as the World Bank recently upgraded its outlook for Sri Lanka, raising its 2026 growth forecast to 4.4% from the 3.6% it projected in April. However, it warned that the recovery remains uneven. Poverty is still above pre-crisis levels, and real wages are about 12% below 2019]]></description>

                <pubDate> Wednesday, 14 October 2026 00:25</pubDate>

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                <title>‘Problem is too few taxpayers, not high taxes’: Dr. Roshan Perera</title> 
                <link>https://www.ft.lk/front-page/-Problem-is-too-few-taxpayers--not-high-taxes---Dr--Roshan-Perera/44-798613</link>
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                <description><![CDATA[Sri Lanka’s fiscal problem is not that it taxes too much but that too few people pay taxes, Centre for Poverty Analysis Consultant Dr. Roshan Perera said yesterday. She said the tax-to-GDP ratio must be maintained or raised for growth to be sustained.]]></description>

                <pubDate> Wednesday, 14 October 2026 00:24</pubDate>

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                <title>Renewable energy ambitions hinge on bankable projects, investor confidence: IFC</title> 
                <link>https://www.ft.lk/front-page/Renewable-energy-ambitions-hinge-on-bankable-projects--investor-confidence--IFC/44-798612</link>
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                <description><![CDATA[Sri Lanka’s ability to attract private investment into renewable energy will depend less on its generation potential than on its capacity to deliver bankable projects, credible contracts and predictable procurement, International Finance Corporation (IFC) Regional Infrastructure Industry Manager for Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal Edore Onomakpome said.]]></description>

                <pubDate> Wednesday, 14 October 2026 00:23</pubDate>

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                <title>Cabinet shelves 2024 Public Enterprise Management  Bill for fresh draft</title> 
                <link>https://www.ft.lk/front-page/Cabinet-shelves-2024-Public-Enterprise-Management--Bill-for-fresh-draft/44-798611</link>
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                <description><![CDATA[The Government will halt work on the Public Enterprise Management Bill published in 2024 and have a new Bill drafted, Cabinet Spokesperson and Health and Mass Media Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa said yesterday.]]></description>

                <pubDate> Wednesday, 14 October 2026 00:22</pubDate>

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                <title>Most companies only deliver 60% of their potential; IFS Intelligence to unlock balance 40%</title> 
                <link>https://www.ft.lk/front-page/Most-companies-only-deliver-60--of-their-potential--IFS-Intelligence-to-unlock-balance-40-/44-798610</link>
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                <description><![CDATA[By Nisthar Cassim in Orlando, Florida
Leading provider of Industrial AI software IFS yesterday revealed that most companies operate at only 60% of their potential and Artificial Intelligence (AI) can help unlock the balance 40%.
’’We often see industrial organisations operating at around 60% of their potential. The missing 40% is already inside the business. It sits in the expertise of the control room, the knowledge of the night shift, and the]]></description>

                <pubDate> Wednesday, 14 October 2026 00:21</pubDate>

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                <title>Rs. 7.5 b more for  Re-MSME Plus as Rs. 30 b allocation runs out</title> 
                <link>https://www.ft.lk/front-page/Rs--7-5-b-more-for--Re-MSME-Plus-as-Rs--30-b-allocation-runs-out/44-798609</link>
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                <description><![CDATA[The Government will add Rs. 7.5 billion to the Re-MSME Plus loan scheme after participating financial institutions used up its full Rs. 30 billion allocation, Cabinet Spokesperson and Health and Mass Media Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa said yesterday.]]></description>

                <pubDate> Wednesday, 14 October 2026 00:20</pubDate>

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                <title>Cabinet approves  $ 200 m ADB financing for water, skills reforms</title> 
                <link>https://www.ft.lk/news/Cabinet-approves----200-m-ADB-financing-for-water--skills-reforms/56-798624</link>
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                <description><![CDATA[The Cabinet has approved two Asian Development Bank (ADB) facilities totalling $ 200 million to fund reforms in water supply and sanitation and in technical and vocational education, Cabinet Spokesperson and Health and Mass Media Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa said yesterday.
He was speaking at the media briefing on decisions taken at Monday’s (12) Cabinet meeting. Dr. Jayatissa said the first $ 100 million will fund Sub-program 2 of the Water S]]></description>

                <pubDate> Wednesday, 14 October 2026 00:10</pubDate>

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                <title>Japan grants Rs. 4.56 b to upgrade Kelani River basin pumping station</title> 
                <link>https://www.ft.lk/news/Japan-grants-Rs--4-56-b-to-upgrade-Kelani-River-basin-pumping-station/56-798623</link>
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                <description><![CDATA[Japan has agreed to provide a grant of Yen 2.18 billion, about Rs. 4.56 billion, to upgrade the pumping station in the Kelani River basin, Cabinet Spokesperson and Health and Mass Media Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa said yesterday.
He was speaking at the media briefing on decisions taken at Monday’s (12) Cabinet meeting. Dr. Jayatissa said the project is expected to reduce flood risk in the lower sub-basin covering Wattala and Peliyagoda. It is]]></description>

                <pubDate> Wednesday, 14 October 2026 00:08</pubDate>

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