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22-02-23 07:04 pm ಫೋಟೊ

A bakery in Sri Lanka faces electricity price hikes and food inflation amid national financial crisis

A man looks at bakery items kept in a mobile three-wheeler bakery near Wish Bakers shop, after the government announced a hike in power prices by 66%, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, February 18, 2023.

A baker pours flour into the mixer to make cakes at Wish Bakers shop, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, February 17, 2023.
A baker carries a tray of bread to load into a van at Wish Bakers shop, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, February 17, 2023. Power prices have been hiked in a move the Sri Lankan government hopes will persuade the International Monetary Fund to provide a bailout for its crisis-stricken economy.
A baker uses an electric scale to measure flour to make bread at Wish Bakers shop, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, February 17, 2023. About 200 of Sri Lanka's 5,000 bakeries have shut down, said N.K. Jayawardena, president of the largest bakeries union, the All Ceylon Bakeries Association
A baker places bread inside a tray at Wish Bakers shop, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, February 17, 2023. Wish Bakers, which has 15 outlets in the outskirts of Colombo, decided not to increase prices for fear of losing business.
A man serves buns to customers at Wish Bakers shop, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, February 18, 2023. "We can't bear these costs anymore," said Asela Sampath of the All Island Canteen Owners Association, a group that represents the restaurants sector frequented by middle to low-income Sri Lankans.
A baker makes buns at Wish Bakers shop, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, February 17, 2023.
A baker pulls a cart of bread at Wish Bakers shop, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, February 17, 2023. Food inflation is running at a stubbornly high 60% year-on-year.
Wish Bakers mobile three-wheeler bakery moves in a residential area while looking for customers, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, February 18, 2023.