Sri Lanka's new finance minister resigns a day after appointment

Sri Lanka is currently experiencing its worst economic crisis in history


Sri Lanka's new Finance Minister Ali Sabry on Tuesday resigned, a day after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa appointed him after sacking his brother Basil Rajapaksa amidst the island nation's worst economic crisis.

In a letter to the President, Sabri said that he took up the job as part of a...read more

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