Tag: Sri Lanka economy

Dozens of tourist-oriented businesses are advertising offers or assistance for stranded Ukrainians

"A government that cannot provide food, fuel, gas, and electricity that people need cannot remain in power,” said a Christian group

Protests demanding the president's resignation grew over the worsening shortages of food, fuel, and medicines

The ire of a mob in the near-bankrupt country was directed on Saturday at a woman identified as a soothsayer

It said that "the present government as well as those in the opposition … must adopt a conciliatory not a confrontational approach”

He said the country is “in a hopeless situation,” adding that “it is the result of a series of wrong choices made by everyone

The crisis has left vessels without fuel to go to sea, and the repercussions are rippling down to dinner tables around the country

Sri Lankans are being forced to take on second jobs as millions struggle to survive the nation's worst economic meltdown since independence

The country's inflation hit a record 17.5 percent in February with food inflation hitting 25 percent

The South Asian island nation is grappling with its worst economic meltdown in over seven decades