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Sri Lanka engulfed by debt crisis and protests

Kerstin Schweizer
April 13, 2022

Mismanagement, the COVID-19 pandemic, and widespread corruption have caused Sri Lanka's worst economic crisis since its independence over 70 years ago. As people are protesting, the country has defaulted on its debt.

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