Episode 141: The Sri Lankan Economic Crisis

Sri Lanka is currently facing an unprecedented economic meltdown and political crisis. With soaring inflation and a shortage in essentials, citizens have taken to the streets in protest. Amid Sri Lanka seeking its seventeenth IMF bailout loan, there are calls for major re-orientations in the country's economic policies. In this episode, Dr Chulanee Attanayake, Research Fellow, ISAS, spoke to Dr Ganeshan Wignaraja, Non-Resident Senior Fellow, ISAS. They covered topics including trends in Sri Lanka's debt and economic crisis, the IMF bailout, potential economic policy revisions and broader lessons for South Asia.