Sri Lankan economy grows by 5.5 pct in Q3 2024

COLOMBO, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) -- The Sri Lankan economy grew by 5.5 percent in the third quarter of 2024, according to the latest statistics released by the country's central bank on Friday.

According to the central bank, the agriculture activities grew by 3 percent, industry activities by 10.8 percent and service activities by 2.6 percent.

Despite a year-on-year reduction in tea production in October 2024, t