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Sri Lanka food inflation hits record 25pc as shortages bite

COLOMBO (AFP) – Food inflation in crisis-hit Sri Lanka hit a record 25 per cent in January, the statistics office said yesterday, with crop failures and difficulties in financing imports leading to widespread shortages. The island nation’s economy has tanked since the onset of the pandemic, with the collapse in tourism revenue leaving traders unable
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