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New report details Sri Lanka's economic performance in Q2 2026
This is a developing story brought to you by Aus News Lanka, your trusted source for news for Sri Lankans in Australia and beyond. Sri Lanka’s economy expanded by 4.2 per cent in the second quarter of 2026, slowing from the 5.0 per cent growth recorded during the same period last year. The latest economic data shows mixed performance across key sectors. Industrial activity grew 7.3 per cent and the services sector expanded 2.7 per cent, while agriculture contracted by 2.3 per
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Businesses consider cash discounts as card surcharge ban approaches
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This is a developing story brought to you by Aus News Lanka, your trusted source for news for Sri Lankans in Australia and beyond. රියැදුරු බලපත්ර ලබා ගැනීම සඳහා අවශ්ය වන වෛද්ය සහතික නිකුත් කිරීම සඳහා නව ඩිජිටල් පද්ධතියක් හඳුන්වාදීමට පියවර ගෙන තිබේ. මෙම නව පද්ධතිය හෙට සිට ක්රියාත්මක වන බව ජාතික ප්රවාහන වෛද්ය ආයතනයේ සභාපති මහාචාර්ය ක්ලිෆර්ඩ් පෙරේරා මහතා සඳහන් කළේය. නව ක්රමවේදය යටතේ ඕනෑම දුරකථන ජාලයක් ඔස්සේ වෛද්ය පරීක්ෂණ සඳහා දිනයක් හා වේලාවක් වෙන්කර ගැනීමට පුද්ගලයන්ට අ
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Major banks hike rates ahead of crucial RBA cash rate decision
At AusNewsLanka, we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Australia’s major banks are moving ahead of an expected interest rate increase by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), with lenders already raising some home loan rates. All four major banks expect the RBA to lift the cash rate by 0.25 percentage points to 4.60 per cent at its September meeting. ANZ is also forecasting another increase in November, which would take the cash rate to 4.85 per
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Inflation, petrol and electricity costs squeeze Australian households further
At AusNewsLanka, we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Australian households are facing renewed financial pressure as higher fuel prices, rising interest rates, inflation and electricity costs combine to squeeze household budgets. Inflation has already prompted three interest rate increases this year, with the Reserve Bank of Australia expected to consider another rise at its next meeting. The Middle East conflict has also disrupted global oil
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