Financial Times

No devaluation of rupee - President

President Mahinda Rajapaksa has ruled out a devaluation of the Sri Lanka rupee to levels of currencies in other countries, because of the impact on import costs.“At a meeting on Monday, the President explained that it is not possible to devalue the rupee to the levels that other countries have devalued their currencies, because of the impact on the import bill,” said the Chairman of the Tea Board, Lalith Hettiarachchi.

 
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