UPDATE 3-Sri Lanka c.bank holds rates as focus shifts back to growth

Sri Lanka's central bank held interest rates steady on Thursday as it sought to support economic recovery after increasing rates in August, but said that if needed, it would take measures to contain inflationary pressures.

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