Is Sri Lanka’s economic crisis a canary in the coal mine?
The Story of Money27 Heinä 2022

Is Sri Lanka’s economic crisis a canary in the coal mine?

Sri Lanka is facing dire fuel and food shortages amid ongoing economic and political crises. In this week’s episode, the FT’s Antoni Slodkowski shares what he’s seen after a week of reporting in Sri Lanka. And then, emerging markets correspondent Jonathan Wheatley explains how the crises in Sri Lanka may impact the rest of the world.


Clips courtesy of Voice of America


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For further reading:


No food, no fuel and no jobs: the economic catastrophe engulfing Sri Lanka

What Sri Lanka reveals about the risks in emerging markets

China reckons with its first overseas debt crisis

Debt sell-off intensifies strains for more than a dozen emerging markets


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On Twitter, follow Jonathan Wheatley (@Jonthn_Wheatley), Antoni Slodkowski (@slodek) and Michela Tindera (@mtindera07)


Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

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