Incumbent President Ranil Wickremesinghe, running as an independent, is seeking re-election in a tight contest against Sajith Premadasa and Anura Kumara Dissanayake. Sri Lankans hope their new leader will bring an improvement in their fragile economy as millions reel under poverty and debt.
Colombo: The Sri Lankan economy is expected to achieve 7.5 per cent growth in 2013, the country's Central Bank has said.The projection was inspired by the 6.8 per cent growth recorded in the second quarter
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