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OPINION POLLS

  • BURNING ISSUES

    For five consecutive months until January, the most concerning issue for business was the unprecedented inflation spiral. But according to the outcome of the exclusive LMD-NielsenIQ

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  • THE ECONOMY

    The optimism that was evident towards the end of last year seems to be waning. Once again, riding high as the most pressing national issue is the economy

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  • CONSUMER CONFIDENCE

    NielsenIQ’s three-month rolling Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) in February paints a dull picture with the count dropping by seven points

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  • BUSINESS SENTIMENT

    In its mid-January Global Economic Prospects publication, the World Bank revised its forecast for Sri Lanka’s economic contraction in 2022 to 9.2 percent and projected

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  • BURNING ISSUES

    For the fifth month in succession, the most concerning issue for business remains the seemingly never-ending inflation spiral, according to the findings from the exclusive LMD-NielsenIQ

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  • THE COST OF LIVING

    The PepperCube Cost of Living Index (CLI) has sat firmly in the ninth percentile since March last year; in December, it registered 95.8, which represents a marginal increase from 93.5…

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  • THE ECONOMY

    NielsenIQ’s Director – Consumer Insights Therica Miyanadeniya notes that we are upon “a new year with new hopes, new expectations, new challenges

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  • CONSUMER CONFIDENCE

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  • BUSINESS SENTIMENT

    As nitty-gritties with regard to the IMF bailout are still to be resolved – especially with regard to debt restructuring with Sri Lanka’s creditors and the implications of Budget 2023

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  • BURNING ISSUES

    The IMF loan has been delayed as Sri Lanka has yet to reach a consensus with its creditors on debt restructuring. Meanwhile, the state statistics office says the country’s

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