The Rajapaksas to Blame for Sri Lanka's Terrible 2021

The Rajapaksas to Blame for Sri Lanka's Terrible 2021
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2021 was a year that millions will associate with lengthy queues to purchase sugar, milk powder, kerosene and cooking gas. This is because prices skyrocketed to hitherto unseen levels, thanks mainly to a severely indebted island lacking dollars to pay for essential imports. The year ended with around 1500 shipping containerscomprising essential items stuck at port because the government had not released dollars to pay for them.

 

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