Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka. A country steeped in economic crisis. One of the causes of this is that it imports $3 billion more than it exports. There is also the legacy of the long civil war, the pandemic and a series of bomb attacks that have hugely impacted its tourism. What is interesting to me as well is that after it being in the news when it was at the height of the crisis a year ago (shortages of basics, power cuts,50% inflation and political protests), there is little about this country in the news now. The press - and we - has moved on. Yes, things are better now, but the situation is still dire. And people there are still struggling.