
Global conflicts push Sri Lanka’s economy to the brink
Sri Lanka was careening from crisis to crisis, then came the Mideast war. People say they’ve got no buffer left.
WEDNESDAY, 10 JUNE 2026, 10:54

Sri Lanka was careening from crisis to crisis, then came the Mideast war. People say they’ve got no buffer left.

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