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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>Treasury officially responds:  Claims hackers behind theft of funds</title> 
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                <description><![CDATA[The Finance, Planning and Economic Development Ministry yesterday said cyber hackers had breached its systems, resulting in a reported loss of $ 2.5 million which was part of a bilateral payment to Australia.]]></description>

                <pubDate> Thursday, 23 April 2026 05:59</pubDate>

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                <title>EPF assets rise 13.6% to Rs. 5 t in 2025</title> 
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                <description><![CDATA[The Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) recorded a 13.6% increase in net worth to Rs. 4.9 trillion at end-2025, up from Rs. 4.4 trillion a year earlier, according to the Central Bank of Sri Lanka’s (CBSL) Annual Economic Review 2025.]]></description>

                <pubDate> Thursday, 23 April 2026 05:57</pubDate>

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                <title>EPF equity portfolio value up 27% to Rs. 188.9 b in 2025</title> 
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                <description><![CDATA[The Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) recorded a sharp increase in the market value of its listed equity portfolio in 2025, rising to Rs. 188.85 billion as at 31 December from Rs. 148.25 billion a year earlier, reflecting a broad-based recovery in share prices.]]></description>

                <pubDate> Thursday, 23 April 2026 05:55</pubDate>

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                <title>Rs. 5 b Janashakthi IPO draws over Rs. 15 b in bids; heavy pro-rata cuts as demand tops 3x</title> 
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                <description><![CDATA[Janashakthi Ltd., (JXG) yesterday announced the basis of allotment for its Rs. 5 billion Initial Public Offering (IPO), which was oversubscribed by more than three times on its opening day on 9 April.]]></description>

                <pubDate> Thursday, 23 April 2026 05:55</pubDate>

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                <title>Mideast war takes toll on tea, March exports down 16% YoY</title> 
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                <description><![CDATA[Asia Siyaka Commodities yesterday said the escalation of tensions between the US, Israel, and Iran significantly impacted tea exports in March, following the bombing of Iran on 28 February and subsequent retaliatory attacks on Israel and the Gulf States.]]></description>

                <pubDate> Thursday, 23 April 2026 05:54</pubDate>

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                <title>Cabinet approves Rs. 356 m Kelani Valley Railway Line development project deal</title> 
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                <description><![CDATA[The Cabinet of Ministers this week approved the awarding of the extension of the Kelani Valley Railway Line from Avissawella to Ratnapura contract worth Rs. 356.22 million (exclusive of taxes) to Resources Development Consultants Ltd.]]></description>

                <pubDate> Thursday, 23 April 2026 05:53</pubDate>

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                <title>Mideast war drives food, fuel and forex risks despite recovery: WFP</title> 
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                <description><![CDATA[A latest assessment warns that volatility in the Gulf is transmitting across multiple channels, including energy, food, agriculture, and external earnings, with direct implications for inflation, balance of payments stability, and household consumption.]]></description>

                <pubDate> Thursday, 23 April 2026 05:53</pubDate>

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                <title>Inadequate LPG price hike compels poor to subsidise wealthy: Advocata</title> 
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                <description><![CDATA[Advocata Institute yesterday warned that the recent increase in domestic Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) prices remains insufficient, effectively shifting the cost burden onto lower-income households through indirect cross-subsidies.]]></description>

                <pubDate> Thursday, 23 April 2026 05:52</pubDate>

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                <title>Per capita GDP hits all-time high of $ 5,003 in 2025</title> 
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                <description><![CDATA[Sri Lanka’s per capita GDP at current market prices rose to an all-time high of $ 5,003 in 2025, extending the recovery from the contraction seen during the economic crisis.]]></description>

                <pubDate> Thursday, 23 April 2026 05:51</pubDate>

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                <title>CSE foreign outflow tops Rs. 25 b YTD</title> 
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                <description><![CDATA[After ending a 21-day selling spree on Tuesday, foreign investors were back as net sellers yesterday with a net outflow of Rs. 2.52 billion mainly on trades in Softlogic Life, Ceylon Tobacco, and Hayleys Fabric.]]></description>

                <pubDate> Thursday, 23 April 2026 05:49</pubDate>

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