Debt, poverty and hard choices for Sri Lanka

COLOMBO -- Sri Lanka is the first of many financial dominoes that could soon fall in Asia, as countries that borrowed heavily to get through COVID-19 -- with the encouragement of global policymakers -- now face financial turmoil.   Read the full story here.	View in browser
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	Asia Daily Briefing August 23, 2023

	Sri Lanka enters a new era of post-pandemic austerity COLOMBO -- Sri Lanka is the first of many financial dominoes that could soon fall in Asia, as countries that borrowed heavily to get through COVID-19 -- with the encouragement of global policymakers -- now face financial turmoil.   Read the full story here.
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