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 "name": "Licensed Commercial Banks - Interest Expenses",
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 "frequency": "Quarterly",
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 "producer": "Central Bank of Sri Lanka",
 "publisher": "Macro Lab",
 "source_url": null,
 "latest_vintage": "2026-09-30",
 "page": "/data/series/LK.FIN.BANK.EARNINGS.LICENSED_COMMERCIAL_BANKS_INTEREST_EXPENSES.QUARTER.Q/",
 "notice": "Compiled by Macro Lab; not an official publication of the source agency. Provided as is, without warranty of any kind. Not investment advice.",
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