Sri Lanka, An Economy In Blackout
Bernard Aw, APAC Economist, Coface
21-Mar-22 07:30
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With an inflation rate of 15% which is the highest in Asia, Sri Lanka is facing the brunt of rising oil prices and border closures. Bernard Aw, APAC Economist at Coface tells us what options the government has when it comes to repaying its foreign debt and how dire the economic situation is. Image credit: EPA-EFE
Produced by: Tan Chen Li
Presented by: Shazana Mokhtar, Wong Shou Ning, Tan Chen Li
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Categories: politics, trends and forecasts
Tags: border closures, sri lanka, inflation, covid-19, oil prices, foreign debt,
