How can Sri Lanka recover from economic collapse?
By DW
28 July 2022 |
7:27 am
A bailout from the International Monetary Fund will be critical in stabilizing Sri Lanka's finances but critics say the Indian Ocean island needs to tackle food insecurity and political instability first.
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