Crisis-hit Sri Lanka defaults on foreign debt

Sri Lanka is due to start talks with the International Monetary Fund on a loan programme next week, with the country suffering from prolonged power cuts, shortages of food and medicines.

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Demonstrators protest against the economic crisis at the entrance of the president's office in Colombo on April 10, 2022. PHOTO: AFP

April 13, 2022

Sri Lanka is due to start talks with the International Monetary Fund on a loan programme next week, with the country suffering from prolonged power cuts, shortages of food and medicines.

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