Jom: Schilankins know that their economy isin terrible shape. They knew that negotiations were ongoing with the i m f. The problem was that there was no legitimacy at the top, he says. Jom: New government will have that legitimacy because they're not the rajah bukes.
Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Sri Lanka’s president, announced
he will step down on Wednesday after protestors occupied Colombo, the country’s capital, over the weekend. Whoever succeeds him will inherit a host of thorny economic problems. Why
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