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A man counts Sri Lankan rupees in a money exchange in Colombo. On September 29 Sri Lanka’s central bank said it was allowing foreigners to buy into government securities again, a day after the rupee currency appreciated suddenly |
Sri Lanka is back in the debt markets with a new story to tell. This year its 25-year civil war came to an end and the mood in Colombo is enthusiastic as the country looks forward to economic growth unfettered by violence, a divided country, impeded supply (the war-hit regions of the north and east contribute much of the country’s agricultural products and fish) and high military spending.
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