GDP grows 6.2 per cent in Q1 2004:

Highest growth rate in past seven quarters - CB Deputy Governor

Sri Lanka has recorded a positive growth of 6.2 per cent in the first quarter of 2004. This is the highest growth rate recorded in the past seven quarters, Deputy Governor, Central Bank, W. A. Wijewardane, told a press briefing at the Central Bank headquarters yesterday. "This augurs well for growth in the remainder of the year," he said.
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