Sri Lanka faces 'uneven', slow recovery from recession: World Bank


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COLOMBO: Cash-strapped Sri Lanka's recovery from its worst economic meltdown remains "uneven and incomplete" with many households yet to regain livelihoods lost during the 2022 crisis, the World Bank said Tuesday (Oct 7).

In its latest review of the South Asian island nation, the World Bank projected that growth would slow to 4.6 percent in 2025 and 3.5 per cent in 2026, down from 5 per cent last year.

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