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Used cars cost more than a luxury flat as economic crisis and inflation hit Sri Lanka | South China Morning Post

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Covid-19 has sent Sri Lanka into an economic tailspin, drying up earnings from tourism and foreign remittances. The island nation of 22 million is now on the brink of bankruptcy. Inflation is red hot and supermarket shelves are bare of supplies while restaurants are unable to serve meals. The government has brought …

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