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'Nothing to eat, nothing to drink': Why Sri Lanka is facing worst economic crisis in decades

The Sri Lankan economy has been facing one of its worst-ever economic crises, resulting from mismanaged government finances and ill-timed tax cuts, besides the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Huge piles of foreign debt, a series of lockdowns, soaring inflation, shortage in fuel supply, fall in foreign currency reserves, and devaluation of the currency have adversely impacted the country's economic growth.