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OPINION POLLS

  • Mar- 2023 -
    27 March

    BUSINESS SENTIMENT

    CONFIDENCE BAROMETER NUDGES UP The business confidence gauge gains some ground following last month’s free fall “In light of rising debt vulnerabilities in many countries, I strongly endorse efforts to…

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  • 26 March

    BURNING ISSUES

    While inflation is back on the business radar – as it was for five consecutive months until January – high taxes (which was cited as the most pressing issue

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  • 25 March

    THE ECONOMY

    As NielsenIQ’s Director – Consumer Insights Therica Miyanadeniya notes, “expectations for the future have begun to pick up slowly” with 17 percent

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  • 24 March

    CONSUMER CONFIDENCE

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  • 1 March

    BUSINESS SENTIMENT

    As soon as adequate assurances are obtained and the remaining requirements are met – including by the Sri Lankan authorities – the Extended Fund Facility

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  • 1 March

    THE COST OF LIVING

    As it has been since March last year, the PepperCube Cost of Living Index (CLI) continues to remain in the ninth percentile – in January 2023

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  • 1 March

    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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  • 1 March

    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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  • Feb- 2023 -
    28 February

    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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  • 2 February

    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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