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Top Fed official says core inflation should be dumped

May 19, 2011 (LBO) - A top US central banker has suggested that the Federal Reserve drop 'core inflation', a sham index that has been used to deceive people …

Sri Lanka frees 850 prisoners on Buddhist holiday

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Sri Lanka urged by India to probe rights record

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Sri Lanka holds policy interest rates

May 16, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's central bank said it is holding policy rates steady as last month's hike in the reserve ratio was effective in draining excess …

Sri Lanka govt expands overstaffed public service

May 12, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's government has created a new service within an already bloated public service to give jobs to 15,000 unemployed graduates and …

Central banks urge budget corrections: Trichet

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Australia defends Malaysia asylum seekers plan

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Reduced corruption key to Asia’s rise: ADB

HANOI, May 4, 2011 (AFP) - Reducing corruption and improving government accountability are the greatest challenges to making Asia the world's wealthiest region …

Sri Lanka average prices steady from February: CB

May 4, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's average price level measured by an index at the capital Colombo, has been steady since February though non-food items have …

Wrong strategy could worsen dengue epidemics: study

PARIS, 2011 (AFP) - The wrong approach to wiping out the mosquitoes that cause dengue infections could lead to worse epidemics in the future, according to a …

Sri Lanka’s May Day rallies reject UN war report

May 1, 2011 (AFP) - The Sri Lankan government used May Day rallies on Sunday to reject a United Nations report that alleged the military may have been guilty …

US envoy heads to Sri Lanka amid war flap

WASHINGTON, April 29, 2011 (AFP) - A US envoy heads to Sri Lanka next week to encourage a full accounting over its civil war after the government angrily …

Sri Lanka smokers cough up taxes worth 1-pct of GDP

Apr 30, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's smokers have coughed up 56 billion rupees in taxes collected through Ceylon Tobacco Company, a unit of British American …

Sri Lanka inflation accelerates to 9.8-pct in April

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Sri Lanka Vietnam economic links to widen with re-opened embassy: envoy

Apr 28, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka could attract investments from Vietnam if the path is clear and the two nations could increase two-way trade and tourism …

Sri Lanka rupee strengthens below 110 to greenback

Apr 28, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's rupee strengthened to below 110 to green back as the dollar slid to record lows against currencies issued by other monetary …

UN feared for staff in Sri Lanka conflict finale: Ban

UNITED NATIONS, April 27, 2011 (AFP) - The United Nations feared for its staff in Sri Lanka as government troops crushed a Tamil separatist uprising in 2009, …