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Why is Sri Lanka in crisis, and what comes next?
Category: News & Politics
Duration: 00:13:24
Publish Date: 2022-07-22 21:28:25
Description:

Sri Lanka's new president, Ranil Wickremesinghe, took office last week as the country faces economic collapse, political instability, and ongoing food and fuel shortages. Constantino Xavier looks at how Sri Lanka's governing choices over many years led to crisis, the difficult reforms ahead, and the implications of Sri Lanka's collapse for other developing nations throughout Asia and Africa.

Show notes and transcript: https://brook.gs/3zqQEFm 

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