Sri Lanka inflation hits 12-year high in Nov 2021 amid money printing

Sri Lanka’s inflation accelerated to 9.9 percent in the 12-months to November from 7.6 percent in October, in the wake of record money printing for over two years, while policy in reserve currency central banks also deteriorated.

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2021-11-30

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