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OPINION POLLS

  • Jul- 2017 -
    1 July

    BUSINESS SENTIMENT

    A spate of ‘natural disasters’ grabbed the headlines towards the tail end of May and early June, as heavy rainfall led to flooding and landslides in much of

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  • 1 July

    BURNING ISSUES

    Taxes continue to be concern No. 1 for business in Sri Lanka today with more than three-quarters (versus 88% in May) of those consulted in the latest LMD-Nielsen Business

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  • 1 July

    CONSUMER CONFIDENCE

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  • Jun- 2017 -
    15 June

    TALKING POINT

    “The effect of a country’s national image on the brands based there and the economy as a whole is now widely acknowledged.

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  • 1 June

    BUSINESS SENTIMENT

    The major news on the business front last month was that Sri Lanka would receive an annual EUR 300 million benefit from duty-free access to European

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  • 1 June

    BURNING ISSUES

    The spotlight continues to fall on taxes – the most pressing issue for business in Sri Lanka today, according to 88 percent (versus 100% in the previous month)

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  • 1 June

    CONSUMER CONFIDENCE

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  • May- 2017 -
    18 May

    TALKING POINT

    The Sri Lankan tourism industry has experienced a revival in the post-conflict era with more parts of the country opening up to

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  • 1 May

    BUSINESS SENTIMENT

    In a recent assessment of the Sri Lankan economy as part of its South Asia Economic Focus Spring 2017 report, the World Bank (WB) noted that “recent policy

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  • 1 May

    BURNING ISSUES

    Taxes are unanimously declared the most pressing issue for business in present-day Sri Lanka by respondents of the latest LMD-Nielsen Business Confidence

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