Economic crisis

Economic crisis

Demonstrators run from tear gas used by police during a protest demanding the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, amid the country's economic crisis, near the president's residence in Colombo, Sri Lanka, July 9, 2022. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

'Do what is necessary...': Sri Lanka PM's message to police, military

"We can't allow fascists to take over," said prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe

Adam Tooze, a British historian and Columbia University professor, attends the annual Edinburgh International Book Festival at Charlotte Square Garden in Edinburgh, Scotland, on Aug. 25, 2018.

Why this isn’t an economic crisis

Business experts warn of social unrest in Pakistan amid deepening economic crisis

Business experts warn of social unrest in Pakistan amid deepening economic crisis

A general view shows the hemicycle as French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne delivers her general policy speech at the National Assembly in Paris, France, July 6, 2022. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier

Cost of living a priority, French PM says, urging opposition to help vote reforms

A man rides a cycle along main road as less vehicles are on the road due to fuel shortage, amid the country's economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka on 28 June 2022. Photo: Reuters

Sri Lanka looks to Indians visitors to restore battered tourism sector

Crisis to crisis: What Asia learned from the financial chaos of 1997

Crisis to crisis: What Asia learned from the financial chaos of 1997

hipping containers are transported on a Maersk Line vessel through the Suez Canal in Ismailia, Egypt July 7, 2021. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh/File Photo

Global food makers, retailers remain in crisis mode

A man waits inside a three-wheeler near a line to buy petrol from a fuel station, amid the country's economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka on 23 May 2022. Photo: Reuters

Sri Lanka gives public workers extra day off to grow food

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Is India under economic pressure?

Sri Lanka's former prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa (L) and his brother, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, are seen in this picture taken in Colombo, Sri Lanka on 9 August 2020. Photo: Reuters

Brothers at odds, but ruling family still holds key to Sri Lanka's future

Uk's defence firms could see increased business activities as some British industry leaders hope to win from shutdowns of German factories due to a wartime energy crisis. Photo: Collected

Putin’s war is a success — in splitting world along economic lines

People hold placards as they demand Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to resign after his government lost its majority in the parliament, amid the country's economic crisis. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

Sri Lanka seeks to secure $5 billion in funds for import payments

Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe gestures as he speaks during an interview with Reuters at his office in Colombo, Sri Lanka on 24 May 2022. Photo: Reuters

Sri Lanka PM proposes to make president, cabinet answerable to parliament