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Re:Sri Lanka is having a textbook currency crisis, triggered... by thematrixturtle on Tuesday July 12, 2022 @10:29PM (#32078384)
It's mentioned later in the article, and while it's certainly a factor, there are a lot of other countries with an even larger dependence on tourism (Maldives, Fiji, Thailand, etc) that did not suffer a full blown economic crisis as a result.
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Re:Sri Lanka is having a textbook currency crisis, triggered... by belltaco on Tuesday July 12, 2022 @11:27PM (#32078729)
The big reason why is this https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Sri_Lanka_Easter_bombings

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Sri_Lanka_Easter_bombings...

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Re:Sri Lanka is having a textbook currency crisis, triggered... by strix_varius on Wednesday July 13, 2022 @12:08AM (#32078956)
This was also discussed in the article.
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Re:Sri Lanka is having a textbook currency crisis, triggered... by oblio on Wednesday July 13, 2022 @08:25AM (#32081672)
How dare you!

We don't read articles over here!

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Re:Sri Lanka is having a textbook currency crisis, triggered... by worik on Wednesday July 13, 2022 @05:40AM (#32080576)
I do not know about Maldives, but Fiji and Thailand still have their community connections. Family ties going back a long way. I think that helps a lot.
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Re:Sri Lanka is having a textbook currency crisis, triggered... by aluminaient on Saturday July 16, 2022 @08:01AM (#32117223)
Havent had a crisis yet*
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