Sri Lanka struggles to avert repeat of four-year-old economic collapse amid Middle East war
Prolonged conflict in the Middle East is intensifying economic pressures on Sri Lanka and raising fears of a repeat of the spectacular collapse from four years ago.
Sri Lanka is struggling to prevent a repeat of the spectacular economic collapse it experienced four years ago. Officials say the prolonged Middle East war is compounding the fallout from deadly events and adding pressure to the country's fragile economic recovery.