Democracy that Delivers #319: Forex Crisis in Sri Lanka: The Road Ahead

Democracy That Delivers

English - April 07, 2022 18:33 - 25 minutes - 23.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 10 ratings
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On this episode of Democracy that Delivers, our host, John Morrell, and co-host, Aarya Nijat, are joined by Dr. Nishan De Mel, Executive Director of Verité Research. Dr. De Mel discusses Sri Lanka’s debt crisis, Sri Lankan government's response to the crisis, nation-wide and global protests calling for a change of leadership and immediate relief through suspension of debt repayment, and immediate, medium term and long term steps that will help Sri Lanka emerge out of this situation.