Sri Lanka is currently facing its worst economic crisis since the country gained independence in 1948. This is an analysis by Dr Ahilan Kadirgamar-Senior Lecturer , University of Jaffna.

PM Ranil Wickramasinghe: "It is going to get worse before it gets better" Sri Lanka's new prime minister has told the BBC an economic crisis ... Sri Lanka's crisis explained How the soaring ...

The International Monetary Fund is lending Sri Lanka $3bn (£2.4bn) to help it deal with its worst economic crisis in its history ... In early 2022, Sri Lankans started experiencing power cuts ...

September 2022: Inflation rate soars to 69.8%, the fastest during Sri Lanka’s economic crisis. Sri Lanka turns to the International Monetary Fund for emergency aid. Sri Lanka increases value ...

Many factors contributed to Sri Lanka’s economic collapse in 2022. In 2016–2017 ... was left with lower revenue to deal with the crisis in 2020 and 2021. COVID-19: A Turning Point in ...

Sri Lanka declared economic bankruptcy in April 2022 by announcing its first-ever sovereign default. The island nation was hit by its worst financial crisis in history, with its foreign exchange ...

This article by Nimaya Dahanayake originally appeared on Groundviews, an award-winning citizen journalism website in Sri Lanka ... six months of 2022, 74 percent of households investigated could not ...

Sri Lanka plunged into economic crisis in 2022. The government had repeatedly borrowed money to develop infrastructure. By the end of 2021, the outstanding foreign debt stood at nearly 51 billion ...

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A man plays the piano at the prime minister's official residence on the second day after it was it was stormed in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, July 11, 2022 ... the economic crisis that was ...

Protestors in Sri Lanka are demanding the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa as the country faces a growing economic crisis. More from News Protestors in Sri Lanka are demanding the ...