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- Sri Lanka, an island nation of 22 million people, is grappling with its worst financial crisis in decades. An economy battered by the COVID-19 pandemic has been pushed to the brink of meltdown, partly due to the Rajapaksa government dipping into the country’s foreign reserve to pay off its debts.
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Apr 17, 2022 · BBC. Lady Ridgeway hospital is one of Sri Lanka's biggest healthcare facilities for children. Doctors across Sri Lanka say hospitals are running out of medicines and essential supplies as...
May 11, 2022 · 11 May 2022. Sri Lanka’s economic crisis has turned into deadly violence, which has killed eight people and wounded more than 200 so far. The country’s powerful Prime Minister Mahinda...
Apr 11, 2022 · 11 Apr 2022. Colombo, Sri Lanka – Doctors in Sri Lanka have warned that a catastrophic number of people could die as the crisis-hit country’s healthcare system teeters on the edge of...
Jul 13, 2022 · 13 Jul 2022. Sri Lanka’s unprecedented economic crisis looks to have finally toppled President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. Here is what you should know about the ongoing political turmoil. What...
Apr 4, 2022 · Samrat Sharma. New Delhi, UPDATED: Apr 4, 2022 23:17 IST. The 81-billion-dollar Sri Lankan economy is on the verge of collapse. The country is set to default on its debts now that it has to repay more than three times the amount it holds as foreign reserves. From debt trap to inflation, many things contributed to the ongoing crisis.
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May 26, 2022 · Sri Lanka is teetering on the verge of total collapse amid an unprecedented crisis triggered by years of economic mismanagement. On Friday, it defaulted on its debts for the first time – the...
“Sri Lanka pins last hopes on IMF,” said a recent headline in the Colombo Times newspaper. The government is in negotiations with the IMF on a bailout plan and Wickremesinghe said June 22 that ...
