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Sri Lanka parliament reconvenes, PM warns of critical shortages

Sri Lanka’s economic crisis, unparalleled since its independence in 1948, has come from the confluence of the Covid-19 pandemic, rising oil prices and populist tax cuts by the Rajapaksas. Sri Lanka parliament reconvenes, PM warns of critical shortages
Ranil Wickremesinghe, newly appointed prime minister, arrives at a Buddhist temple after his swearing-in ceremony, amid the country’s economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, May 12, 2022.  Reuters
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Published at : May 17, 2022
Updated at : May 17, 2022 19:23
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